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Semiya Upma

by Puja on 13 November 2008
4 Comments

Semiya-upma© Copyrighted photograph

Semiya-upma© Copyrighted photograph

Ingredients:
1 cup Semiya
2 green chillies
2 medium size onion thinly sliced
1 tsp mustard
A few curry leaves
A pinch of turmeric
3 tsp of Oil for frying

Method:

1. Add 1 tsp of oil in a pan and roast the vermicelli until it is light golden colour in color.
2. Add 2 tsp of oil into a pan and add the mustard and curry leaves.
3. When the mustard starts to splutter, add the Onions and green chillies and fry until it is translucent.
4. Now add 2 cups of water, salt to taste, a pinch of turmeric and cover the pan with a lid.
5. When the water comes to a boil add the roasted vermicelli and cook for few minutes till the water is absorbed.

Alternate method:

1. Add 2 tsp of oil in a pan and add mustard and curry leaves into it.
2. When the mustard starts to splutter, add the Onions and green chillies and fry until it is translucent.
3. At the same time boil some water in a bowl and put the semiya into it and cover it with a lid. Ensure that you turn off the stove after the water is boiled.
4. After about 3 minutes drain the water completely from the bowl. Use a mesh if possible.
5. Add a teaspoon of oil into the boiled semiya.
6. Once the onion is fried till brown, just add the boiled semiya and mix it well ensuring that you do not break the semiya into small pieces.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

4 Responses to “Semiya Upma”

  1. Joie de vivre on November 15th, 2008 7:09 AM

    Oooh. That looks lovely. I assume that semiya is vermicelli?

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    Puja  replied on

    That is right. Semiya is Vermicilli. There are quite a few quick cook recipes from semiya which are very tasty and does not take much time to cook.

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  2. Helper on October 13th, 2009 1:27 AM

    Hi. This is very important. To whoever this blog belongs to, please take a note of it, this is a request. On your heading you have mentioned ”
    The Tastes of India – Mouth-watering recipes from the bowels of India” – Please correct the word “Bowels” and make it “Bowls” (i guess it means bowls”. Having the word Bowel displayed gives a very wrong meaning to this recipes page. Please check the meaning of ‘bowels” on google if you don’t believe me, it changes the meaning of what u have displayed and does not look good.

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    Puja  replied on

    Hi,
    Whosoever you are you should have mentioned your name at least, if not the correct email.
    Thanks for your feedback. I liked your suggestion and the usage of the term, “BOWLS”, hence have changed the punchline. Having said that I would also like to explain to you the meaning of “Bowel” as per dictionaries on Google –

    Bowels The interior of something:
    bowels
    plural noundepths, hold, middle, inside, deep, interior, core, belly, midst, remotest part, deepest part, furthest part, innermost part

    I hope that clears the meaning of the term. Our objective was to portray the fact that these recipes are uncommon and from the innermost parts of India

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