Thursday, August 07, 2008

Semiya/Vermicelli Uppuma

Another easy breezy breakfast to enjoy..My mom used make this as an evening snack as well.

Ingredients

Semiya - 1 cup
Ghee - 3tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Urad dal - 1/2tsp
Channa dal - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies - 8
Ginger - 1 tsp (grated,optional)
Curry leaves - a few
Shredded coconut - 3tbsp
Salt - as needed
Hot Water - 1 3/4 cup

Method

In a pan heat 2 tbsp of ghee and fry semiya until golden brown and keep it aside.In a heavy bottomed pan, heat 1 tbsp ghee and fry mustard seeds, urad dal,channa dal,red chillies,ginger and curry leaves.Add semiya and saute for few minutes.Add hot water and salt.Keep stirring and do not let it stick to the bottom of the pan.When semiya is cooked , add coconut.Serve it hot.

14 comments:

Shreya said...

I love vermicelli/semiya upma. I just made it yesterday with grated carrots. Love the addition of grated coconut as a garnish.:-)

notyet100 said...

this looks easy,,,hve eaten this lotz of times from my frens tiffin in college,..thnks for sharin,..u an send this for swc karantaka ,,ceeya,,,

Pavani said...

hi maheswari,
nice pic,as semiya is one of my favourite .It may be different variety for me to cook.thanking for posting this recipe

SMN said...

Nice one my fav it is

Laavanya said...

This is my absolute favorite upma - looks yummy! :)

lubnakarim06 said...

All time favourite upma to me. Looks great yaar.

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Unknown said...

love semiya upma ..garnishing it with coconut looks nice...

Sangeeth said...

my fav too....i do this recipe whenever i have to cook in no less than 15 min....

ST said...

Love semiya upma.Granishing with coconut looks nice.Just yesterday only I made it........

Uma said...

mmm. delicious upma! Looks so good.

Suganya said...

This is my all time favorite... Ur picture is so appetizing.... YUM!

EC said...

among all kinds of upma, this is my fav..but I dont add coconut to it. Looks tempting

Anonymous said...

This looks great! Healthy and simple :)