Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Vermicelli Upma (Semia Upma)


Serves 4 Persons

Ingredients
Vermicelli 2 Cups
Mustard Seeds 1 tsp
Urad dal 1 tbsp
Chana dal 1 tbsp
Green chilli 3
Ginger 1 inch
Peas 1 cup
Potato 1 medium
Onion 1
Carrot 2
Beans 100g
Salt
Curry leaves Handful
Oil or ghee
Cashew nut 5

Method:
Cut all the vegetables in small cubes. Break the Cashewnuts in small peices.
Roast the vermicelli in 1tsp Ghee or oil till it is light brown. Keep aside.
Take a big pan. Add 2-3 tbsp of oil, add mustard seeds and allow it to splatter.
Add urad dal and chana dal to it and saute till it is light brown. Add ginger, chilli, curry leaves and cashew nuts and fry for sometime.
Add onions and saute till brown.
Add the other vegetables and saute for 3 minutes.
Add 5 cups of water and salt.(1 cup vermicelli:2 1/2 cup water).
Boil the vegetables till  soft. Add the vermicelli and keep stirring till it becomes semisolid.
The vermicelli separates from eachother after few minutes when removed from heat.
Serve with lemon pickle.

1 comment:

  1. oh..wow..this looks so good (my mouth just completely filled with saliva...)...God bless Indian cuisine ;)

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