Semiya Upma (Vermicelli)

  Any vegetable like carrot, beans, capsicum, peas....etc can be added in this recipe, only potato and
tomato are  available for me on the day I prepared, and it can be served as break fast and also evening
snack item for children.

Ingredients :

Semiya (vermicelli) 2 cups
Ghee 1 tsp
Potato 1 small
Tomato 1 small
Onion 1 small
Green chilly 3 (slit)
Cilantro few sprigs
Salt as per taste

For Seasoning :

Oil  1/2 tbsp
Chana dal   2 tsp
Urad dal   1 tsp
Mustard seeds  1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves  few
Ginger 1 small piece (chopped finely)

Preparation :

Peel potato and cut into 1/2 inch size pieces.
Chop onion and tomato finely.

Heat ghee in a pan, add semiya to it , stir continuously and fry till it gets
golden brown colour (approx. 5 Min's), keep it a side.

Now heat oil in a vessel, add chana dal, urad dal, let them turn to golden brown colour
then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let them splutter, add curry leaves, slit green chilly,
chopped ginger, potato pieces and chopped tomato. Stir it well and put the lid on it and let them
cook for 5 Min's on low flame.

Now add 2 cups of  water (adjust), salt as per taste, let it boil then add vermicelli to it .
Stir and close it with a lid and cook on med-low flame, till it is done (approx 10 Min's).

Garnish it with cilantro and it makes 3 - 4 servings.

It takes approx. 20- 25 Min's to prepare.