Semiya upma

Breakfast
|August 3, 2023

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Vermicelli is commonly known by the name Semiya in South India and seviyan in North India. Upma is one of the favourite Indian breakfast. We can make upma using rava, oats, vermicelli, broken wheat, quinoa etc. Today I am happy to share with you a recipe of vermicelli upma which can be prepared very easily.

The total preparation time of this upma is under 30 minutes. Even if you are late from your bed in the morning and is running out of time, you can go with this quick recipe of upma.

You can use plain vermicelli or roasted vermicelli in this recipe. If you are using plain vermicelli, then first you have to roast the vermicelli in two teaspoons of oil or ghee till it becomes golden brown in color. After that you can follow the same steps which is given below in the recipe section. I like to buy roasted vermicelli so that our upma can become more tastier.

Coming to the selection of vegetables to be used in this upma, you can choose your own favorite veggies. You can add carrots, beans, peas, boiled corn and all the veggies which are loved by your children so that they could have this vegetable rich breakfast without any hesitation from their side. Thus you could feel happy for providing a nutritious and healthy breakfast for your family. You can also add this in kids lunch box to school.

You can serve this upma hot with coconut chutney, tomato chutney or lime pickle. This upma tastes good even without any side dish. Do try this easy, quick and nutritious breakfast at your home also and let me know your valuable feedback !

Ingredients

Roasted vermicelli – 2 cups
Water – to cook vermicelli
Peanuts – 3 tablespoon
Mustard seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Chana dal – 1 teaspoon
Urad dal – 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Dry red chilli – 1
Chopped onions – 4 tablespoon
Green chilli – 1
Chopped ginger – 1 teaspoon
Finely chopped carrots – 4 tablespoon
Chopped beans – 3 tablespoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander leaves – to garnish
Lemon juice – 1 lemon

Method of preparation

1.) Cooking of Vermicelli :

Boil water in a vessel by adding 1/2 teaspoon salt to it
Add the roasted vermicelli to the boiling water
Boil for 3 to 4 minutes or till the vermicelli becomes soft
Drain the water and allow the vermicelli to cool completely
Keep the vermicelli aside in a bowl

2.) Preparation of Upma :

Take a kadai and heat up the oil
Splutter mustard seeds and then stir in the cumin seeds followed by chana dal, peanut and urad dal
Add curry leaves and dry red chilli
Now add chopped onions and saute till the onion turns translucent
Stir in the chopped ginger and green chilli
Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and turmeric powder to it
Then add chopped carrots and beans
Mix and saute for one to two minutes
Close the lid for 2 minutes or till the vegetables are cooked well
Once the veggies are cooked, add the cooked vermicelli to the kadai and mix well everything
Squeeze in the lemon juice and garnish it with coriander leaves
Vermicelli upma is now ready to serve.