Vegetable Vermicelli Upma

 Vegetable vermicelli upma is an easy to prepare dish and a healthy breakfast. There are many variations of
 preparing Vermicelli Upma and this is one of them. The addition of veggies make this upma healthier. This
 is generally made for breakfast. It can also be had as a evening snack.

 There are different types of vermicelli available. I have used rice vermicelli in this dish. You can also use
 wheat vermicelli or Ragi(Finger-millet) vermicelli instead.

  Ingredients:

 Vermicelli - 1 cup
 Boiled water - 2 cups
 Onion - 1 Medium
 Tomato - 1 small
 Green chilly - 2
 Spring onion Flowers - Few
 Spring Onion - Few
 Button Mushrooms - 7
 Coriander leaves - Little
 Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
 Mustard - 1 tsp
 Curry leaves - Few
 Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
 Salt to taste
 Sugar - 1/2 tsp
 Oil - 4 tbsp

Procedure:

Heat a Kadai . Pour 2 tbsp oil and fry the vermicelli till it becomes golden brown. Keep stirring so that it is    fried evenly.  Meanwhile in a separate vessel boil 2 cups of water (This will be used later to cook the vermicelli). Keep the vermicelli aside once it is fried.

Now heat a Kadai and add 2 tbsp oil. Add mustard to Oil. When mustard splutters, add urad dal, curry leaves, green chillies. Fry them well. Now add Onions and fry till they become transparent. Then add the remaining veggies and cook them well by adding little salt. Add little turmeric to the cooked veggies.

Once vegetables are cooked, add fried vermicelli to it.

Mix them well  and fry for a minute. Keep stirring continuously.

Now add boiled water to this and cover the lid of the kadai. Let the vermicelli cook with the vegetables on medium flame.

Wait till the vermicelli is cooked well and all the water is absorbed. Add little Sugar (This is optional) and mix well.

Vegetable vermicelli upma is ready to serve. You can also add little lemon juice to this to get lemony flavor.