Vermicelli Upma Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a healthy, vegan and savory South Indian breakfast recipe made with vermicelli, vegetables and spices.
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Vermicelli Upma Recipe
Semiya / Sevia / Vermicelli Upma is our staple. We make it atleast once in a week for breakfast. This is our go to recipe, since it needs just few spices and ingredients. It is a basic recipe, sometimes we add veggies in them, i have quite a few variation of this upma in my blog. Make sure you check them all.
Ingredients for Vermicelli Upma
- Oil or Ghee - 1 tsp + 1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - ½ tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Dry Red Chillies - 2
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
- Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
- Green Chillies - 2 chopped finely
- Semiya / Vermicelli - 1 cup
- Water - 2 cup
- Coconut - ½ cup grated
- Coriander Leaves - 3 tbsp chopped
- Salt to taste
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
How to Make Vermicelli Upma
- Heat 1 tsp oil or ghee in a nonstick pan, add in the semiya and roast them lightly. Remove them to a bowl.
- Heat 1 tblspn more oil or ghee in the same pan, add in mustard, cumin, urad dal, curry leaves, chillies and asafoetida. Saute them for a min.
- Add in onions, green chilli and saute them for a min.
- Now add in water, salt and bring it to boil.
- Add in semiya and mix well. Simmer the flame and cook covered on low heat for 8 to 10 mins.
- Now turn off the heat and add in coconut and coriander leaves.
- Toss gently using a fork.
- Cover with a lid and leave for 10 mins more.
- Now serve.
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Vermicelli Upma Recipe
Vermicelli Upma Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a healthy, vegan and savory South Indian breakfast recipe made with vermicelli, vegetables and spices.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp + 1 tbsp Oil or Ghee
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 2 Dry Red Chillies
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
- 1 medium size Onion chopped finely
- 2 Green Chillies chopped finely
- 1 cup Semiya / Vermicelli
- 2 cups Water
- ½ cup Coconut grated
- 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves chopped
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat 1 tsp oil or ghee in a nonstick pan, add in the semiya and roast them lightly. Remove them to a bowl.
- Heat 1 tblspn more oil or ghee in the same pan, add in mustard, cumin, urad dal, curry leaves, chillies and asafoetida. Saute them for a min.
- Add in onions, green chilli and saute them for a min.
- Now add in water, salt and bring it to boil.
- Add in semiya and mix well. Simmer the flame and cook covered on low heat for 8 to 10 mins.
- Now turn off the heat and add in coconut and coriander leaves.
- Toss gently using a fork.
- Cover with a lid and leave for 10 mins more.
- Now serve.
Nutrition Facts
Vermicelli Upma Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 168
Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 12g75%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Sodium 25mg1%
Potassium 269mg8%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 435IU9%
Vitamin C 65mg79%
Calcium 25mg3%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Ms.Chitchat
Tasty vermicelli upma, love it any time, yours look very tempting. Btw, the non stick is too good, can I know the brand please?
Aarthi
@Ms.ChitchatIt is wonderchef brand
Kavita
My all time favourite.. I can eat this given at any time of the day.
Love your blog Aarti and awesome recipes. Have tried some, yet to try some. Would be more frequent and impromptu with comments henceforth when i try..:)
Keep up the great work
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi,
I am looking for a masala rava upma recipe. If you could post that it would be helpful for me.
Thanks in advance
Anonymous
Hi aarthi.. Every time I made this its gets sticky.. Did i made any mistake in procedure?
Aarthi
@Anonymousu must have added too much water or you didn't roast the semiya properly
aarthi dhanraj
Whats this vermicelli made with initialy?
Aarthi
@aarthi dhanraji think it is made with wheat
Anonymous
Hi aarthi,
Pls post masala upma recipe. I m waiting 4 it
Nandhitha
Wt brand of vermecilli u used
Aarthi
savourit