Peas Semiya Upma

Semiya upmaaaaaa......mmmmm..... Thats how V and me drool!! I love all varieties of Upma as they are very light and easy to make. In fact, my MIL has introduced me to much more new varieties which never existed even in my imagination.

Now here is a simple semiya upma recipe with good nutritional value. As most of you know, adding vegetables make the upma all the more healthy and visually-appealing. So here we go with our Peas Semiya Upma.

Peas Semiya Upma

Vermicilli cooked with peas and onion

Serves 2

What we need:

Semiya / Vermicilli - 2 cups

Onion - 1 medium sized, finely chopped
Frozen/Fresh Peas - 1 cup

Green Chillies - 2 to 3, minced

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp.

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp.

Oil - 2 to 3 tbsp.

Salt - as needed

Corainder leaves - to garnish

Water - 3 cups

How to do:

1. Roast the vermicilli in a spoon of oil, till they start turning red. Here I have used roasted vermicilli.

2. In a pan, heat oil and add the mustard. When they start to pop, add cumin seeds.

3. When they are done, add onions and green chilli and fry till the onions turn soft.

4. Add water, salt. When the water starts to boil, add the roasted vermicilli and peas.

5. Cover and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes.

6. Remove from flame and garnish with corainder.

Serve with pickle or yoghurt.