vermicelli is an easy breakfast / dinner /snack option. It doesn’t take more than 15 minutes to make this delicious and quick dish. To make it more healthy, nutritious and flavourful, add lots of vegetables to this like carrots, capsicum peas, grated cabbage, sweet corn and green beans & any other vegetables of your choice.
Vermicelli resembles maggi. So you can replace maggi with this healthier option.
Vermicelli are either made from whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour or rava (semolina) or rice flour or ragi flour. While making semiya upma, I prefer semiya made from whole wheat flour or rice flour or ragi flour as they are more healthy than the ones made from all-purpose flour.
INGREDIENTS
Whole wheat Vermicelli 1 cup
Carrot 1/2 inch cubes 1 medium
Cauliflower 5-6 florets
Grated cabbage ¼ cup
Green peas 1/4 cup
Green capsicum seeded chopped 1 medium
Steamed green beans ¼ cup
Salt to taste
Oil 2 tablespoons
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Split urad dal) 2 teaspoons
Ginger chopped 1 inch
Garlic -4-5 pieces clove
Onion chopped 1 medium
Green chillies optional
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
METHOD
Boil and Steam ,veggies, carrot and cauliflower ,capsicum, Add French beans and peas and boil further for five minutes. Drain and cool. Keep it aside.
First, heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan , Add vermicelli and roast until just golden.Take care not to burn. take the roasted vermicelli out onto a plate and set it aside.
Heat remains oil , add mustard seeds and let it crackle. Then, urad dal and saute it for 30 seconds. Add garlic , ginger and saute it for a minute until just brown and aromatic. Now, add curry leaves and green chilies, for another 30 seconds.
Add chopped onions, fry until just soft and pink. Then, add all the boiled steamed veggies . Give it a stir and cook for 2 min ,Add turmeric powder and red chili powder , coriander powder and saute for few seconds.
Finally add roasted vermicelli to it and add 1 and half cup of water to it , mix salt as per taste . Cover it & Cook for five to six minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in lemon juice , coriander leaves and serve hot.