How to make vermicelli upma?

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

Method

1. Chop the onions, chillies, ginger, tomatoes , potatoes, carrots into small pieces and keep aside.

2. Heat 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.

3. Add potatoes, carrots and fry for 4-5 minutes.

4. Then add chillies, ginger , onions, peas and tomatoes.

5. Cook until they are done.

6. After that add salt and 41/2 cups of water, cover with a lid and let it boil .

7. When the water comes to boil add vermecelli and simultaneously stir ( so that no lumps will be formed).

8. Cover the upma with a lid for 5-6 minutes and then add 2tbsp of ghee and stir well.

9. Serve hot with coconut chutney. 

How to make rava uppma?

Ingredients

1 cup Rava / Sooji (Semolina)

25 gms fried Cashew Nuts (optional)

1 inch Ginger chopped

1 chopped Onion

3 Green Chillies slit sideways

1 Potato chopped

1 Capsicum chopped

1 Carrot chopped

1/4 cup Green Peas frozen or fresh

1 tsp Mustard Seeds

1 tsp Urad Daal

1 tsp Channa Daal

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

Chili powder to taste (optional)

2 tblsp Oil

Few curry leaves

Finely chopped corianderleaves

1 tblsp Ghee

Lemon juice to taste

Method

1. Sift rava through a muslin / cheese cloth or very fine sieve.

2. Heat 1tbsp pure ghee / unsalted butter and fry rava ,on a moderate heat, stiring constantly to light brown color and set aside.

3. Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and allow them to splatter.

4. Add the channa & urad daal & curry leaves to it and fry till they turn red.

5. Add onion, ginger and green chilies. Saute for 2-3 minutes.

6. Add all the vegetables, turmeric & chili powder, and salt to taste.

7. Now add 3 cups of water and cover the pan and allow it simmer on low heat until the vegetables are done.

8. Add the fried rava to it stirring constantly till it becomes little thick.

9. Take off from the heat and lemon juice if desired.

10. Serve hot garnished with cashews and coriander.