A simple and quick breakfast dish made with vermicelli (semiya) and lemon juice. This can be served with tomato ketchup. Checkout similar dishes like Tomato Semiya and Curd Semiya.
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Lemon Semiya (Vermicelli)
Course: BreakfastCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
3
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
15
minutesA simple and quick breakfast dish made with vermicelli (semiya) and lemon juice. This can be served with tomato ketchup.
Ingredients
Semiya (Vermicelli) – 2 cups
Lemon – 1
Onion – 1 (optional)
Carrot (Small size) – 1
Beans – 4 to 5
Green Chillies – 2
Red Chillies – 2
Fresh Ginger – a small piece
Turmeric Powder – 2 pinches
Oil – 2 tablespoons
Mustard – ½ teaspoon
Bengal Gram Dal – 2 teaspoons
Urad Dal -= 2 teaspoons
Pea Nut – 2 tablespoons (optional)
Asafoetida – 2 pinches
Curry Leaves – few
Coriander Leaves – few
Salt – ½ teaspoon or as per taste
Directions
- Boil 6 cups of water along with a teaspoon of oil and salt. Add semiya (vermicelli) and cook till it is soft. Remove from stove and drain the excess water. Immediately add cold water and rinse well. Drain all the water completely and put the cooked semiya in a plate.
- Chop onion, carrot, beans and chillies into thin long strips.
- In a kadai add the oil and when it is hot add mustard seeds. When it pops up add bengal gram dal, urad dal, peanut, asafoetida and fry till the dals turn light brown.
- Add chopped onion, chillies, ginger and curry leaves. Fry for few seconds.
- Then add chopped carrot and beans. Fry for few more seconds.
- Add turmeric powder and salt and mix well. Now add the cooked semiya and mix it gently. When all blends well, switch off the stove.
- Add lemon juice and once again mix it gently.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.