
Time and servings
Time and servings
Nutrition
Nutrition
Per servings.
Ingredients
- 2 cup semiya
- 2 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp chana dal
- pinch hing
- 1 dried red chilli (broken)
- 2 tbsp cashew
- 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
- ½ onion (chopped)
- ½ capsicum (chopped)
- 2 tomato (chopped)
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ¼ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp salt
- few curry leaves
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Heat water in a large vessel. Add 1 tsp salt and 2 tsp oil. Bring to a boil.
- Add 2 cup rice semiya and boil for 3 minutes. Check the package instructions for boiling time.
- Once the semiya is cooked, drain off the water and rinse with cold water. Keep aside.
- In a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil. Add ½ tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, ½ tsp urad dal, ½ tsp chana dal, pinch hing, 1 dried red chilli and 2 tbsp cashew.
- Splutter the tempering.
- Add 1 inch ginger, ½ onion and saute slightly.
- Also add ½ capsicum, 2 tomato and saute till the tomato softens.
- Keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp salt and few curry leaves.
- Saute on low flame till the spices turn aromatic.
- Further add in cooked semiya and mix gently, mixing everything well.
- Finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and serve Tomato Semiya Recipe.
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Notes
- Firstly, make sure not to overcook semiya as it turns sticky.
- Also, you can add vegetables of your choice, making upma healthy.
- Additionally, add vermicelli only after the water comes to a boil, or else the semiya will turn sticky.
- Finally, Tomato Sevai Recipe tastes great when prepared slightly spicy and tangy.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/tomato-sevai-recipe-thakkali-semiya/