Namkeen Seviyan Recipe | Savory Vermicelli – Best Breakfast with detailed photo and video recipe. An excellent simple, healthy breakfast recipe made with vermicelli noodles, vegetables, and a range of spices. It is an extension of the popular vermicelli Upma with more spices and masala in it. This is traditionally made for morning breakfast across India, but can also be a simple and clean meal for lunch and dinner.
Namkeen Seviyan Recipe | Saviour Vermicelli – Best Breakfast with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Vermicelli or Seviyan recipes are not new to Indian cuisine and are made across all the states. It is typically made for sweets and desserts, but not limited to it. Savory snacks can also be made for all purposes. One such hugely popular and yet simple snack is the Namkeen Seviyan recipe known for its simplicity.
I posted the vermicelli Upma long back, but this recipe is a simple extension of it. If you noticed my Semiya Upma, is prepared with simple vegetables and herbs. Hence the vermicelli noodles are translucent in color without the rich masala color in it. Whereas, in this masala vermicelli Upma, it has a rich red color in it hence the name Namkeen Seviyan. It may give you an impression that it may be spicy or too much masala in it, but trust me it is just lip-smacking in taste. You may serve this to even kids lunch box and they would love it. Do try this variation and I am sure you and your entire family would love it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Furthermore, some more related and additional tips, suggestions, and variations to the Namkeen Seviyan recipe. Firstly, in this recipe I have chosen a thick Bambino brand vermicelli noodles, that is ideal for this masala Upma. There are other textured like thin and flat available, but avoid using it. Secondly, adding vegetables for this Upma is open-ended and you may add as much as you like. Yet keep it simple and basic with vermicelli and vegetables balancing each other flavor. Lastly, if you feel the spice level is not tolerable you may reduce it for the next iteration.
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About Namkeen Seviyan
It is an extension of the South Indian Vermicelli Upma with the extra goodness of rich masala in it. In other words, Namkeen Seviyan is a popular North Indian Upma variant prepared with the same set of vegetables but with extra spice masala. It is most commonly served for morning breakfast, but can also be a healthy choice for lunch and dinner. It does not need any additional side, but a simple yogurt dip makes it an ideal combination.
There are not many variations to this simple Namkeen Seviyan or Savory Vermicelli but can be experimented with different vegetables. Adding vegetables is open-ended, yet keep it simple and balanced. Adding exotic vegetables can make it premium but also may impact its balance and taste of it. Also, as a variation, you may introduce new ingredients as an alternative to the vermicelli. You may perhaps choose, rava, oats, and even rice for the same masala Upma.
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Namkeen Seviyan Recipe | Savory Vermicelli - Best Breakfast
Ingredients
for roasting:
- 2 tsp ghee
- 1 cup semiya / vermicelli
for upma:
- 2 tsp ghee
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp cumin
- pinch hing
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- 2 tbsp cashew
- few curry leaves
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 chilli
- 1 inch ginger, grated
- 2 tbsp carrot, chopped
- 2 tbsp capsicum, chopped
- 2 tbsp peas
- 2 tbsp beans, chopped
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ cup water
- 2 tbsp coriander, chopped
- 2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp ghee and roast 1 cup semiya on low flame.
- Roast until the semiya turns aromatic and golden brown. Keep aside.
- Now in a large kadai heat 2 tsp ghee, add 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin and pinch hing.
- also add 2 tbsp peanuts, 2 tbsp cashew and few curry leaves. Roast until the peanuts turn golden brown.
- Add 1 onion, 4 chilli, 1 inch ginger and saute until the onion softens slightly.
- Further add 2 tbsp carrot, 2 tbsp capsicum, 2 tbsp peas and 2 tbsp beans.
- Saute on medium flame until the vegetables are crunchy.
- Add in ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala and 1 tsp salt.
- Saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
- Pour in 1½ cup water and get to a rolling boil.
- Once the water comes to a boil, add in roasted semiya and mix gently.
- Cover and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the semiya absorbs all the water.
- Give a stir, cover and simmer for 2 more minutes. At this stage, you can see there is no water in the kadai.
- Add 2 tbsp coriander and 2 tsp lemon juice. Mix well and cover and rest for 5 minutes, so that all the moisture is absorbed well.
- Finally, enjoy Namkeen Seviyan Upma with raita.
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How to make Namkeen Seviyan with step-by-step photos
- Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp ghee and roast 1 cup semiya on low flame.
- Roast until the semiya turns aromatic and golden brown. Keep aside.
- Now in a large kadai heat 2 tsp ghee, add 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin and pinch hing.
- Also add 2 tbsp peanuts, 2 tbsp cashew and few curry leaves. Roast until the peanuts turn golden brown.
- Add 1 onion, 4 chilli, 1 inch ginger and saute until the onion softens slightly.
- Further add 2 tbsp carrot, 2 tbsp capsicum, 2 tbsp peas and 2 tbsp beans.
- Saute on medium flame until the vegetables are crunchy.
- Add in ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala and 1 tsp salt.
- Saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
- Pour in 1½ cup water and get to a rolling boil.
- Once the water comes to a boil, add in roasted semiya and mix gently.
- Cover and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the semiya absorbs all the water.
- Give a stir, cover and simmer for 2 more minutes. At this stage, you can see there is no water in the kadai.
- Add 2 tbsp coriander and 2 tsp lemon juice. Mix well and cover and rest for 5 minutes, so that all the moisture is absorbed well.
- Finally, enjoy Namkeen Seviyan Upma with raita.
Notes:
- Firstly, even if you are taking roasted semiya, make sure to roast in a ghee for better results.
- Also, you can add vegetables of your choice to make the upma healthy.
- Additionally, you can also use oil in place of ghee, however, ghee gives better flavour.
- Finally, Namkeen Seviyan Upma Recipe tastes great even when packed in lunch box.