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Sevei Upma

Servings: 3-4
Preparation time: 5 minutes.
Frying sevei time: 2 minutes.
Cooking time: 6-8 minutes.
Total time: 15 minutes.

‘Sevei Upma’ one of the evening snacks option, popular in many parts of India and prepared in many ways; here I prepared that is mildly spiced, mouth watering. I used cashew-nuts and peanuts to enhance the flavour; it brings richness, increase the nutritional value of the recipe. You may add seasonal vegetables. Enjoy and serve with coffee…

Sevai Upma is a delightful and nutritious variation of the traditional South Indian upma, using vermicelli noodles instead of semolina.

This dish is light yet satisfying, often enjoyed as a breakfast or a light dinner. Sevai, which are thin rice noodles, are gently roasted to a golden before being cooked with a tempering of mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, and green chilies.

The addition of finely chopped vegetables like carrots, peas, and onions not only adds crunch and flavour but also makes it a wholesome meal. The dish is typically finished with a squeeze of lemon for a touch and garnished with fresh coriander for an aromatic lift.

Ingredients:

Sevei (vermicelli): 1 cup
Olive oil/Cooking oil: 3 tablespoon
Red chili: 1no.
Green chilli: 1no.
Salt: 1 teaspoon (as per taste)
Onion: 1 no. (Medium)
Mustard seed: ½ teaspoon
Lemon: ½ no.
Water: 2 cups
Coriander leaves: 10 gm.
Peanuts: 10-12no.
Cashew nuts: 8-10 no.

Preparation:

Chop onion and coriander leaves, keep aside.
Chop red chilli, keep aside.
Slit green chilli, keep aside.

Method:

Take a fry pan, put 1 tablespoon of oil; shallow fry sevei till golden brown in colour, keep aside.
In a same pan, put oil, when oil starts to smoke add mustard seed and red chilli, sputter for few seconds add green chilli and onion, stir fry till onion gets translucent(about couple of minutes).
Add 2cups of water, when water begins to boil, add fried sevei; cook for about 5-6 minutes on medium flame till it is soft.
Season with salt, lemon juice and coriander leaves, serve hot. Garnish with fried peanut and cashew-nut.