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Vermicelli Upma-Semiya Upma-Vermicelli Upma recipe

June 19, 2011 by PadhuSankar 44 Comments

Upma is a popular South Indian Breakfast dish.There are varieties of upma and I love all types of upma because they are very quick to prepare and also very delicious. Fortified with vegetables they make a meal by itself. Vegetable Semiya upma and is one of my favorite dish.I prefer thin vermicelli for upma and thick ones for vermicelli payasam. I have used vegetables to make this upma but you can even make plain Upma without vegetables. Today we will learn how to make Semiya Upma with mixed vegetables following this easy recipe.

Semiya Upma
Semiya Upma with tomato chutney and orange juice

Semiya Upma-How to prepare Semiya Vegetable Upma


Semiya Upma

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Breakfast
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Vermicelli – 180 grams (I used Anil fine Semiya)
   Onion -1 big or 2 medium
   Ginger – 1 inch piece finely chopped
   Green chilli -1-2 finely chopped or slit

   Vegetables – (optional)

   Beans -4
   Carrot -1
   Fresh or frozen Peas – handful
   Potato – 1 small (peeled and chopped)

   For the seasoning

   Oil -3-4 tsp
   Mustard -1 tsp
   Urad dal – 1 tsp
   Hing/Asafoetida – a generous pinch
   Red Chilli – 2
   Curry leaves – little

Preparation


Thinly slice or finely chop onions.

Chop all the vegetables finely.

Roast vermicelli in a tsp of ghee until light golden brown. If you are using ready made roasted semiya or roasted vermicelli then you can skip this step.

Method

Vermicelli Upma-Semiya Upma

1.Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when mustard splutters, add hing, urad dal , red chillies and curry leaves.

2.When urad dal turns golden brown, add onions, green chillies, ginger and saute until onions become transparent.

3.Then add finely chopped vegetables and saute until half cooked.

4.Add water and salt needed.(check tips below for water measurements)

5.When water starts boiling, add the roasted vermicelli.

6.Cover and cook on low flames stirring occasionally until it is done.

Serve hot with any chutney or pickle.

Tips for beginners

To check for salt, taste the water (step 4), if it is a little salty, then the salt added is right. Once you add semiya it will be perfect.

Usually it is 2 cups of water for 1 cup of Vermicelli, if you are using thick ones. For thin fine semiya, use less water, approximately 1 cup of water for 1 cup of semiya.

Ratio -Vermicelli : water – 1:2 for thick semiya
Ratio – Vermicelli : water – 1:1 for fine semiya

I have used Anil thin roasted semiya, so I have used less water. You have to learn the correct quantity of water through trial and error depending on the variety of vermicelli used. I have given a general measurement.

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Comments

  1. Ms.Chitchat

    June 20, 2011 at 7:20 am

    Tasty looking semiya upma, would love to have that platter now :):) Illustrative clicks are also too good.

    Reply
  2. kaveri

    June 20, 2011 at 7:45 am

    Delicious looking Upma! Liked the step by step clicks…

    Reply
  3. Santosh Bangar

    June 20, 2011 at 8:08 am

    colorful upma is healthy an tasty

    Reply
  4. Raji

    June 20, 2011 at 8:57 am

    Aahh…one of my fav breakfast dish..looks very yum.

    Reply
  5. GEETHA ACHAL

    June 20, 2011 at 9:26 am

    Easy to make semiya upma…Thanks for sharing..

    Reply
  6. Kairali sisters

    June 20, 2011 at 12:47 pm

    oh my reminds me of hostel days and this one looks too good to resist…

    Reply
  7. Prathima Rao

    June 20, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    My fav dish for the evenings…!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply
  8. Deeksha

    June 20, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    Yummy upma! All time favorite…

    Reply
  9. Jagruti જાગૃતિ

    June 20, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    love to have that right now..

    Reply
  10. SravsCulinaryConcepts

    June 20, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    semiya upma looks so inviting and very delicious !!

    Reply
  11. Priya

    June 20, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    Can have this upma everyday,just love with coconut chutney..my fav!

    Reply
  12. Valarmathi Sanjeev

    June 20, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    My fav, yummy one…looks delicious.

    Reply
  13. vineetha

    June 20, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    I love love it !! i m hungry now.

    Reply
  14. sangee vijay

    June 20, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    JUST NOW HAD THIS UPMA…YOURS LOOK SO YUMMY N PERFECT…ALL TIME FAV..

    Reply
  15. Nitha

    June 20, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    Upma looks too good..

    Reply
  16. Biny Anoop

    June 20, 2011 at 5:02 pm

    oooo nice vermicelli upma…colourful and temptg

    Reply
  17. Vimitha Anand

    June 20, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    My favorite easy breezy breakfast… Looks yum

    Reply
  18. ente pachakasala

    June 20, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    nice upma easy to make

    Reply
  19. Chaitanya

    June 21, 2011 at 12:55 am

    very inviting …. and yummy …
    http://www.rajafood.blogspot.com

    Reply
  20. revathi

    June 21, 2011 at 6:41 am

    Ennakku pakkuvam sariyaa varaatha recipe… neenga asathala seithirukeenga:) superb:)
    Reva

    Reply
  21. Gopika Ram Nambiar

    June 21, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    I love vermi upma so much. Days when things are in ahurry I make this 😀 Yours looks so yumm 😀

    Reply
  22. divya

    June 21, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    colorful upma is healthy an tasty

    Reply
  23. hemalata

    June 22, 2011 at 11:02 am

    Very tasty and yummy vermicelli upma.

    Reply
  24. Laxmi

    June 22, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Oh my fav tasty semiya upma. Nice clicks..

    Reply
  25. Anonymous

    February 19, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    Simply suberb!!

    Reply
  26. Srinivasan Sampathkumar

    July 26, 2013 at 5:36 pm

    Simply superb Mam. Beautiful taste which goes with the vegetables. Love your site for ever for sure.

    Reply
  27. surya kala

    November 28, 2013 at 6:48 am

    yummy upma…..all tym fav 🙂

    Reply
  28. Whackywitch

    December 28, 2013 at 4:01 am

    Tried this today n my family loved it.. thanks for the lovely recipe

    Reply
  29. Shankar S

    January 8, 2014 at 6:10 am

    Thank You very much for the your recipe

    Reply
  30. Sankari

    April 7, 2014 at 10:08 am

    I like all ur recipes. Your recipes are my saviour at auimes :-). One small tip, to enhance the taste, you can roast semiya and put it in hot boiling water and drain and use, this will remove the starch n enhances taste of dish.

    Reply
  31. rajini

    March 7, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    I tried this today. Superb. My kids loved. Thanks

    Reply
  32. trustingod

    November 5, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    Super I tried this today, my hubby appreciated alot and he normally does not eat veggies, today he eat all the veggies including Onion. Thanks padhu. Ur blog is awesome.

    Reply
  33. R.VENKATARAMAN

    December 21, 2015 at 11:05 am

    is it necessary to parboil vermicelli before using just like noodles or pasta?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 25, 2015 at 3:53 pm

      Not necessary. Just follow the above recipe.

      Reply
  34. Unknown

    August 30, 2016 at 1:30 am

    Ur suggestions and your recipe blogs are awesome

    Reply
  35. Eliteguy

    April 29, 2017 at 11:32 am

    Hi padhu,
    For 2 cups of wheat vermicelli, kindly notify me the proportion of water if using the same recipe above..
    Regards

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      April 30, 2017 at 9:28 am

      I have mentioned it clearly the water proportions for thick and thin vermicelli. Try the same for wheat vermicelli also.

      Reply
  36. Vnarayn

    July 11, 2017 at 12:59 pm

    Thanks for the water ratio!!!

    Reply
  37. Leena

    October 5, 2017 at 7:08 am

    Semiya upma is my all time favorite but I have never got the measurements right. Your recipe and the measurements truly helps and my baby girl loves it too. She relishes it to the core and what more does a mommy need 🙂

    Reply
  38. Ambiga

    October 26, 2017 at 1:04 pm

    Can we add tomato with it

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 27, 2017 at 6:50 am

      Yes, you can add 1 tomato if you like.

      Reply
  39. Benitta

    May 25, 2018 at 2:34 pm

    I tried this recipe and it came out yummy. Loved it. Thank you for the recipe.

    Reply
  40. Unknown

    August 18, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    I give a thumbs up to all your menu

    Reply
  41. Hari

    August 21, 2020 at 5:10 am

    Hello Madam,

    I buy MTR Roasted Vermicelli.
    Everytime when I follow your procedure with the exact measurments as mentioned also it becomes too soggy. Can you tell me some tips for this?

    Regards,
    Hari

    Reply

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