Thursday, October 4, 2012

VERMICILI UPMA


           VERMICILI UPMA RECIPE

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Ingredients:-
2 cups Vermicelli
1 tsp Chana dal
1 tsp Urad dal
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
2 tsp Cashewnuts
2 tsp Peanuts
1 Onions
2 Green chillies
1/2 inch Ginger
1 Potatoes
1/4 cup Peas
1 Carrots
1 Tomatoes
4 1/2 cups Water
3 tblsp Oil
2 tblsp Ghee
3 sprig Curry Leaves
Salt to taste


 How to make vermicelli upma :-

 ·         Chop the onions, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots into small cubes. Slit the green  chilly lengthwise and grate the ginger. Keep them aside
·         In a kadai, dry roast the vermicelli stirring constantly till light brown and a sweet aroma is released. Roasting of vermicelli ensures that the vermicelli does not become a mushy pulp on boiling. All the strands are separate.
·         Heat the oil and add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds and curry leaves. When they start to crackle, add peanuts and cashewnuts. Fry till they turn golden brown.
·         Add chopped potatoes, carrots and fry for 4-5 minutes.
·         Then add chillies,ginger ,onions, peas and tomatoes.
·         Cook until they are done. Sprinkle some water if the vegetables start to stick.
·         After that add salt and 41/2 cups of water, cover with a lid and let it boil .
·         When the water comes to boil add vermecelli and simultaneously stir ( so that no lumps are formed).
·         Cover the upma with a lid for 5-6 minutes and then add 2tbsp of ghee and stir well.
·         Serve hot with coconut chutney.

 

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