Semiya Upma is an easy recipe for breakfast. Add more vegetables to it so it tastes better and you will be giving more nutritious food for your family.
Ingredients
2 cups of semiya
3 cups of water approximately
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp ghee
4-5 green chili
1 inch piece of ginger
a few curry leaves
fresh lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
Some cilantro
salt
lot of vegetables of your choice. Here I chose:
onion
green beans
frozen sweet peas
carrot
radish
green cabbage
tomato
For tempering
1 tbsp chana dal
1 tbsp urad dal
1 tsp mustard seeds
a few cashews
Preparation
Slightly roast semiya/vermicelli in 1 tsp of ghee. You may dry roast if you want.
Cut green chili lengthwise.
Cut cilantro and ginger finely.
Cut all the vegetables into small pieces.
Procedure
Keep a thick bottom pan on a medium heat.
Take oil in the pan.
When the oil is hot add chana dal, urad dal and mustard seeds.
Add green chili and ginger when mustard seeds are spluttering.
Then add cashews. Keep stirring.
When the cashews are about to change color, add onions.
Add a pinch of salt to onions and give a stir.
Cover and cook for a minute.
Then add all the vegetables one after one except tomatoes.
Cook them for about 4-5 minutes.
Then add tomatoes and cook for 2 more minutes.
Then add roasted semiya and mix it well.
Add water just to the level of semia and veggies. That will be approximately 1 and 1/2 cups of water to 1 cup of semia.
Cook on medium for 4-5 minutes.
After that if you still have moisture keep for 1 more minute.
Add 1 tbsp ghee and squeeze fresh lemon juice. Give a stir.
Turn off the stove and garnish with cilantro.
Helpful tips
This is a good recipe for breakfast. And it is more suitable for lunch box. It is also good when you want a light supper.
Health Information
Semiya/vermicelli is a refined carbohydrate which can spike your blood sugar levels. So it is a good idea to add more vegetables to semia to bring down the glycemic index.
Adding more fiber, protein and good fats to high carbohydrate containing foods, will lower the glycemic index(GI) of that food.
Please feel free to write your comments and suggestions below.
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2 cups of semiya
3 cups of water approximately
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp ghee
4-5 green chili
1 inch piece of ginger
a few curry leaves
fresh lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
Some cilantro
salt
lot of vegetables of your choice. Here I chose:
onion
green beans
frozen sweet peas
carrot
radish
green cabbage
tomato
For tempering
1 tbsp chana dal
1 tbsp urad dal
1 tsp mustard seeds
a few cashews
Preparation
Slightly roast semiya/vermicelli in 1 tsp of ghee. You may dry roast if you want.
Cut green chili lengthwise.
Cut cilantro and ginger finely.
Cut all the vegetables into small pieces.
Procedure
Keep a thick bottom pan on a medium heat.
Take oil in the pan.
When the oil is hot add chana dal, urad dal and mustard seeds.
Add green chili and ginger when mustard seeds are spluttering.
Then add cashews. Keep stirring.
When the cashews are about to change color, add onions.
Add a pinch of salt to onions and give a stir.
Cover and cook for a minute.
Then add all the vegetables one after one except tomatoes.
Cook them for about 4-5 minutes.
Then add tomatoes and cook for 2 more minutes.
Then add roasted semiya and mix it well.
Add water just to the level of semia and veggies. That will be approximately 1 and 1/2 cups of water to 1 cup of semia.
Cook on medium for 4-5 minutes.
After that if you still have moisture keep for 1 more minute.
Add 1 tbsp ghee and squeeze fresh lemon juice. Give a stir.
Turn off the stove and garnish with cilantro.
Helpful tips
This is a good recipe for breakfast. And it is more suitable for lunch box. It is also good when you want a light supper.
Health Information
Semiya/vermicelli is a refined carbohydrate which can spike your blood sugar levels. So it is a good idea to add more vegetables to semia to bring down the glycemic index.
Adding more fiber, protein and good fats to high carbohydrate containing foods, will lower the glycemic index(GI) of that food.
Please feel free to write your comments and suggestions below.
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