Semiya (Vermicelli) Upma

Ingredients:

Semiya - 1 cup

Water - 2 cups

Poppy seeds - 2 tsp

Popu mix (cumin seeds, mustard seeds, urad dal) - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 stem

Ghee - 1 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Green chillies - 2 (or as required)

Cashew nuts - 10

• Heat ghee in a pan and fry semiya till they turn brown color. It will help semiya not stick to each other when making upma. Keep it aside.
• In the same pan, heat oil and add chopped chillies, poppy seeds, popu mix and curry leaves. Heat for 2mins. (optional - we can add some vegetables if we want).
• Add cashews and fry for another 2 mins. Now pour water and bring it to boil.
• Add semiya to the boiling water and cook until semiya is soft or until water evaporates.
• Serve with sugar/ketchup.