Sevai Upma

Yield: 3 servings
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sevai
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 8-9 chopped green chillies
• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
• 2 tbsp pandharpuri dal
• 9-10 curry leaves
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp asafoetida
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp ghee

Method:

1. Heat ghee in a pan. Roast sevai in pan until golden brown.
2. Take it out and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. Add cumin seeds and asafoetida.
4. Add curry leaves, chillies, peanuts and dal. Sauté it for 1 minute.
5. Add onion and salt to it. Sauté it well until it gets translucent.
6. Add sugar and lemon juice. Add water and wait till it boils. Adjust water quantity as per sevai texture. Some sevai absorbs more water than others.
7. Add roasted sevai. Boil it till sevai gets cooked.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with youghurt or chutney.