Semiya Upma/Vermicelli Upma

This is a very simple breakfast which even a beginner in cooking can do with confidence.

You can add veggies(grated carrot, beans,peas etc) if you like to have it in your upma.

I love the plain version of it with sugar/ketchup.

Ingredients:

Roasted Vermicelli/Semiya – 1 ½ cups

Onion finely chopped – 1

Ginger chopped/minced – a small piece

Green chilies sliced – 2

Curry leaves – a sprig

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Urad dal – ¼ tsp

Cashew nuts chopped – 10

Raisins – 10

Water – up to ½ cup

Grated Coconut(optional) - 4 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 3 tbsp

Preparation:

Heat oil in a wok/kadai and add mustard. Wait till it splutter, and then add urad dal. Fry cashew nuts and raisins and keep it aside. Add onion, green chilies and curry leaves and saute it until it becomes soft. This will take around 3 min.

Add water and wait till it boils. Add salt and roasted semiya into it while stirring constantly. Cover the kadai, reduce the heat to medium and cook it for 5 minutes. Remove the lid, stir it and wait till the water is all absorbed.

Add coconut and mix well. Turn off heat and garnish it with roasted nuts and raisins.Serve hot with pickle/sugar/ketchup.