Semiya Upma, Sevaiyan Upma

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The semiya upma is a delicious upma recipe with vermicelli or semiyan as ingredient. The vermicelli or seviyan are roasted and cooked just like semolina or rava upma with onion, mustard seeds, curry leaves, lime juice and chopped coriander leaves. An excellent breakfast item, semia upma is easy and quick recipe.

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Preparation Time: 30 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 45 mins 2Makes 2 servings
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Ingredients

3 cups vermicelli (sevaiyan)
2 " piece fresh ginger (adrak)
1 small onion
6 to 7 small green chillies
curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
urad dal (split black lentils)
mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
cumin seeds (jeera)
cashew nuts (kaju)
coriander (dhania) leaves

Method

Boil water and add salt and oil to the boiling water.
Once the water is well boiled, add the semiya to it. Boil it till it done and remove from heat. Immediately pour it out into a slotted dish to let the water drain out and wash it in cold water for about 2 mins.
Cut the onions, ginger and the green chillies into small pieces.
Heat oil. Add the mustard seeds, green chillies, ginger and the curry leaves. Then add the jeera and the chana daal.
Add the semiya to this and mix it well. Add some salt and mix it properly.
Garnish with coriander leaves and cashew nuts(optional).
Add the onions and fry them till they are well done.