Easy Namkeen Seviyan Recipe | Savory Vermicelli - Best Breakfast

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

for roasting:

  • 2 tsp ghee
  • 1 cup semiya / vermicelli

for upma:

  • 2 tsp ghee
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • pinch hing
  • 2 tbsp peanuts
  • 2 tbsp cashew
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 4 chilli
  • 1 inch ginger (grated)
  • 2 tbsp carrot (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp capsicum (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp peas
  • 2 tbsp beans (chopped)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1½ cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
  • 2 tsp lemon juice

Method

  1. Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp ghee and roast 1 cup semiya on low flame.
  2. Roast until the semiya turns aromatic and golden brown. Keep aside.
  3. Now in a large kadai heat 2 tsp ghee, add 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin and pinch hing.
  4. also add 2 tbsp peanuts, 2 tbsp cashew and few curry leaves. Roast until the peanuts turn golden brown.
  5. Add 1 onion, 4 chilli, 1 inch ginger and saute until the onion softens slightly.
  6. Further add 2 tbsp carrot, 2 tbsp capsicum, 2 tbsp peas and 2 tbsp beans.
  7. Saute on medium flame until the vegetables are crunchy.
  8. Add in ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala and 1 tsp salt.
  9. Saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
  10. Pour in 1½ cup water and get to a rolling boil.
  11. Once the water comes to a boil, add in roasted semiya and mix gently.
  12. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the semiya absorbs all the water.
  13. Give a stir, cover and simmer for 2 more minutes. At this stage, you can see there is no water in the kadai.
  14. Add 2 tbsp coriander and 2 tsp lemon juice. Mix well and cover and rest for 5 minutes, so that all the moisture is absorbed well.
  15. Finally, enjoy Namkeen Seviyan Upma with raita.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.