Sevai Upma – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• eat up a pan on medium heat. Add 1/2 tsp ghee.
• Add sevai and roast on medium heat for about 4-5 minutes. Do not roast much.
• Roast until it turns light pink. Remove the pan away from the heat.
• Heat up 1 tbsp oil in another pan.
• When oil is enough hot, add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and let it splutter.
• Add cumin seeds and finely chopped garlic. Cook for about a minute until it turns light golden in color.
• Add asafetida, curry leaves, green chillies, and onion. To it add green peas and carrot. Cook for about 4-5 minutes.
• You can add vegetables of your choice like capsicum. Or you can completely skip vegetables.
• You can use red chili powder and garam masala while frying onion instead of green chillies.
• Add turmeric powder. Mix everything well together.
• Add roasted shevai and mix it well with vegetables. Add boiling hot water, salt. Mix well.
• Cover and cook until the water is absorbed.
• Add 1 tbsp roasted peanut powder and mix well.
• You can avoid the roasted peanut powder if you don’t like.
• Cook uncovered until all the water is absorbed.
• You can reduce the water if you don’t like the softer sevai upma.
• Add 1 cup boiling hot water for 1 cup sevai.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and sevai upma is already.
• This is a good breakfast option. Also, it can be a good option for kids’ lunch boxes.