Vermicelli Upma Recipie

Vermicelli Upma is an easy and tasty Indian breakfast, one can add variety of veggies to this and make it tasty .Below is the recipe of upma I prepared :)


 In  a pand add oil, once warm add mustard seeds, few seeds of fenugreek, green chili, few peanuts , 1 tsp of urad dal and curry leaves.Cook it for about a minute.

Now add Onions to this along with little salt keep on stirring it in between till it turns golden brown in color.

Add tomatoes and grated carrot to this along with turmeric powder , mix well .Let it cook for about 3-4 mins.

Then add roasted Vermicelli to this.( you can even get the  non roasted version of vermicelli and dry roast it in a pan and use it.)

Now add water to this ( the ratio of vermicelli to  water is 1:2 )

Let the water evaporate, serve it with a dash of lime and garnish it with freshly chopped cilantro.

Ingredients :-

1. 1 cup Vermicelli
2. 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
3. 1 Onion
4. 1 Green chili
5. 1 Carrot grated
6. 1 Tomato
7. 2 cups Water
8. 1 tsp Oil
9. 4  Curry Leaves
10. Salt to taste
11. 1 tsp of turmeric powder
12. few peanuts
13. 1 tsp of urad dal ( optional)
14. 1 tsp of fenugreeek seeds
15. 1 tsp of lime juice
16. chopped cilantro for garnishing

Method :- 

1. Chop the onions, chillies and tomatoes into small pieces and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan once warm and add mustard seeds , curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, urad dal, peanuts and green chili.When they start to crackle add onions along with salt , fry till they turn golden brown.
3. Add grated carrot and  tomatoes along with turmeric powder and cook it for about 4-5 minutes.
4. Add  vermicelli to this mixture and mix it well.
5. Now add 2 cups of water to this ( the ratio of vermicelli to water is 1:2 ) .mix it and let it cook till water evaporates.
6. Cover the upma with a lid for 5-6 minutes 
7. Serve hot with a dash of lime and chopped cilantro.

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Rawa/Sooji Upma ( Semolina Upma)

Rawa Upma is a very popular Indian breakfast dish. It is a healthy breakfast snack. Many a times I make it as an evening snack too. Many vegetables added to it as per your choice like Onions, beans, carrots, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, capsicum etc. and its quick and easy to make.


Ingredients:-

• 1 cup rava / semolina
• 2 cups water
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 green chili finle chopped
• A few curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
• 7-8 raisins (Optional)
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• Coriander leaves, chopped, for garnish
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp of lemon juice

Method :-

1. Dry roast the rawa in a pan until it turns a light brown , Keep on stirring it else it might get burnt, set aside to cool.
2. Heat oil in the same pan and add the mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. When the dal turns golden brown and the mustard seeds splutter, add the onions, green chili,cook for  Fry for 4-5 mins until the onions turns golden brown.
3. Now add Tomatoes and mix well. Add salt and Turmeric powder and mix well. Add the roasted Rawa little at a time, stirring it continuously to avoid lumps. Continue to cook and stir for another 5 mins.
4. Now add about 2 cups of water and let it cook, till water dries up.
5. Garnish it with freshly chopped coriander leaves and add lime juice,serve it hot.

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Oats Upma

Oats Upma is a very easy recipe and can be had for breakfast or as a light snack.When I tried Oats Upma for the first time, I wasn’t expecting it to come out too well and taste too good. It is easy for the whole Upma mixture to become soggy, soft and tasting bad if care is not taken to see the whole preparation receives the right amount of water when heating in the pan and while roasting the oats.It should be stirred continuously when you are roasting the Oats.





Ingredients :-

1. 1 cup oats
2. 1 medium Onion Finely Chopped
3. 1 medium tomato finely chopped
4. 1 medium capsicum finely chopped
5. Curry leaves and coriander leaves
6. 2 Green chili
7. 1 tsp mustard seeds
8. 1 tsp cumin seeds
9. 1 tbsp lime juice
10. 1/2 cup water
11. salt to taste
12. 1 tbsp oil

Method  :-

1. Take a wok/pan Fry oats, dry roast the oats for about 5 min on a low flame, till you get a nice aroma of oats.
2. Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard and cumin seeds, Once it splutters, add green chili and curry leaves and saute it for about 2 mins.
3. Add onion and salt and let it cook for about 5 -7 mins , till it turns golden brown.
4. Add capsicum and tomato to this and let it cook till all veggies become tender.
5. Add oats to this and stir it well, add 1/2 cup of water and let it cook for about 5 mins by covering it with a lid
6. Serve oats upma with a dash of lime.garnis it with freshly chopped corainder leaves.

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Bread Poha ( Bread with veggies)

I was of bored having bread everyday so I thought of making this quick and easy recipe made of bread and veggies its tasty as well as healthy.

Ingredients :-

1. 4 slices of brown bread sliced into 1 inch pieces
2. 1 tsp cumin seeds
3. 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder
4. 1 tsp mustard seeds
5. 4-5 curry leaves
6. 1 green chili finely chopped
7. 1 medium sized Tomato finely chopped
8. 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
9. 1 cup of veggies boiled ( corn, french beans,carrot, peas)
10. 1 bell pepper..finely chopped
11. salt as per taste
12. 1 tbsp of lime juice
13. 1 tbsp oil

Method :-

1. In a pan dry roast the bread pieces for about 5-7 minutes once they are cooked a bit, keep it aside.
2. Take oil in a pan, once heated a bit , add cumin ,mustard, curry leaves and green chili and cook for about 2 minutes.
3. Add onion to this and cook it by adding salt till it turns pink.
4. Add tomatoes and bell pepper to this mixture. Cook it for about 2 minutes and then add turmeric powder.
5. Add boiled veggies to this mixture, cook it on a slow flame by covering it with a lid for about 10 minutes till all veggies are cooked.
6. Now add bread pieces to this and stir it well.
7. Add a dash of lime and serve it hot.

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Dalia Upma (Broken wheat upma )

This is a tasty and healthy recipe using dalia or broken wheat.This is a nutritious form of eating wheat as it is not refined and does not loose out on any of the nutrients that are present in whole wheat. It is a good source of the daily requirement of fiber and manganese in your food. 
Ingredients :-

• Broken Wheat Rava or Dalia- 1 cup
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• 1/4 cup boiled peas
• Few Curry leaves
• 1 tablespoon Ghee
• 1 tablespoon Mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds
• 1 green chilli finely chooped
• Salt- to taste
• 1/2 table spoon turmeric powder.
• water 3 cups

Method :-

• In a pressure cooker add 1 tablespoon of Ghee and add dalia and roast it for 5 minutes,   then add 3 cups of water.Cook it for about three whistles.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green Chilli and curry leave, cook it for about 1 minute.
• Add onion and fry till golden brown, now add turmeric powder and salt to this mixture.
• Add chopped tomatoes and boiled peas to this.
• Add the roasted Dalia to this and fry for about 5 minutes.
• Mix it well and fry for another couple of minutes.
• Dalia is ready.Serve hot and enjoy.

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Corn Upma ( Khichu )

Well after much thought I've decided to write a blog about all my cooking experiences , I'm sure it would be fun and learning experience in itself.
This is my first post for Simmer and Spice :).Hope you all like it and try it yourself.

I  recently bought corns and wanted to make something nice , I remembered the corn upma which my mom makes for us, so I thought of giving it a try.

 2 large Corns. 

Shred it and keep it aside.

In a pan add oil , once warm add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, green chili and curry leaves , saute it for about 2 mins.

Add corn to this , mix it well and let it cook for about 2 mins.

Add water and milk mixture along with turmeric powder, mix it well and cook for about 10-15 mins on a low flame.

Add red chili powder to this , mix it well.

Add lime to this , garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot. ( I didn't had coriander leaves at this time so couldn't add it)

Recipe Details :-

Ingredients :-

1. 2 large corn (makai ke dane) shredded it finely.
2. 1/4 tsp mustard seeds ( rye / sarson)
3. 1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
4. few curry leaves (kadi patta)
5. 2 to 3 green chillies, finely chopped
6. Freshly cut coriander
7. 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
8. 1/4 tsp of red chili powder
9. Salt as per the taste
10. 1 tsp sugar
11. 1 tbsp oil
12. 1/2 cup of milk
13. 1/2 cup water
14. 1 tbsp lime juice
15. 2 tbsp freshly chopped cilantro/ coriander leaves

Method :-

1. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, jeera, curry leaves and green chillies to it 
    and saute.
2. Add the finely shredded corn to it.Mix it well.Cook it for about 2-3 minutes.
3. Add water and milk and mix it well, add it to the corn mixture with turmeric  
    powder allow it to cook for 10 to 15 mins  on a low flame.Keep on stirring it  
    in between.
4. Add red chili powder, Garnish it with coriander leaves.
5. Serve hot with a dash of lime.

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