Semiya Upma Recipe

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 Semiya Upma

Semiya Upma is a south Indian breakfast recipe made with semiya or semolina or vermicelli. Today I am sharing tasty and easily prepared semiya upma with step by step instructions along with photos.

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Semiya Upma

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 3 people

Ingredients

• 2 cups Semiya
• 1 Onion
• 2 Green Chilli
• 1/4 cup Chasew Nuts
• 2 inch Cinnamon Stick
• 2 or 3 Cloves
• 1/2 tbsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tbsp Urad Dal
• 1 tbsp Chana Dal
• 1 tbsp Salt
• 1 or 2 tbsp Oil

Instructions

• Finely slice the onion and slit the green chillies.
  
• Heat oil in a vessel.
  
• Add cinnamon stick and cloves fry till nice aroma comes.
  
• Add mustard seeds, when they splutters add urad dal and chana dal.
  
• When the urad dal is turning slightly golden, add cashew nuts and fry till golden.
  
• Add onions and green chillies. 
  
• Fry till the onions are translucent.
  
• Add 2 1/2 cups of water, salt and mix well. Adjust the salt as per your taste.
  
• Close the lid and bring the water to boiling point.
  
• Add semiya and keep on stirring to avoid lumps. If you like you can dry roast the semiya before adding it to the water.
  
• Cook on a medium flame till semiya is completed cooked. 
  
• Serve semiya upma hot. It goes well with pickle.