Semiya Briyani / Vemicelli Briyani

Semiya Briyani / Vemicelli Briyani is a great one pot meals for lunch... I have tasted semiya briyani in most famous hotel in tiruneliveli... This is one of the most loved dish for my family for it's simplicity and taste... I remeber eating quite a large portion than i usually eat... After that i never got a chance to taste it.. Lastweek when i was in my naighbours place, she ask me about the semiya briyani..

So got the recipe and make it immediately and posted it for you...This is the first time iam trying the recipe of semiya / vemicelli briyani... usually i make the same rice varirties for kids lunch box and i tried this semiya briyani for Raks kitchen... This is a satisfying dinner, sure a welcome change to the boaring usual dinner menu.. 

So i hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparatiojn time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Serve - 3

Recipe category : Main or dinner..

Recipe cuisine : South Indian..

INGREDIENTS :

Ghee - 2 tbspn

oil - 1 tbspn

Cinnamon stick - 1

Onion - 1 big (chopped)

Tomato - 1 big (chopped)

Capsicum - 1/2 (chopped)

Carrot - 1 (chopped)

Beans - 8 (chopped)

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn

Chilli powder - 1 tspn

Coriander powder - 1/2 tspn

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tspn

Coriander and mint leaves - few (chopped)

Salt - as needed

TO COOK SEMIYA :

Vermicelli / Semiya - 1 cup

Water - 2 cups

Salt - 1 tspn

Coconut oil - 2 tbspn

METHOD :

• In a sauce pan heat 2 cups of water and let it to boil.
• Now add in vermicelli and allow to boil..
• Then add in salt and coconut oil..
• Now it should be taken exactly 4 mins..
• Drain the water and let it cool , add little oil and fluff it..
• It should be nicely seperated, set aside..
• Heat a pan with ghee, oil and add in cinnamon sticks..
• Then add in chopped onions and fry it till ransparent..
• Now add in ginger garlic paste and mix well.
• Add in chopped tomatoes and salt, saute it for 2 mins..
• Then add in chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder and toss well.
• Once the masala are blended, add the veggies and saute it for few mins..
• Cook till the veggies are tender yet crunchy to taste..
• Now add in cooked vermicelli and toss it for 3 mins..
• Finally finished with chopped coriander and mint leaves..
• Serve hot with onion raita..
• Enjoy...

PICTORIAL :

Now take 1 cup of vermicelli / semiya

Heat water in a sauce pan

Allow to boil

Add in vermicelli

Keep checking it.

Add some salt

Then some coconut oil

Cook it for 4 mins..

Drain the water

Let it be cool completely

Add some oil and fluff it, keep aside.

Prepare your veggies ready

Heat a pan with oil

Add some ghee

Add in cinnamon sticks

Then chopped onion

Toss till transparent

Now add in ginger garlic paste

Saute it for 2 mins

Add in chopped tomatoes

Toss well

Add in spices powders

Keep mixing

Add in little bit of salt

Once the masala blends

Add all the chopped veggies

Allow to cook the veggies

  Around 5 to 7 mins.

When it became this consistency

Add in cooked vermicelli

Fluff it lightly 

Add in chopped coriander and mint leaves

Now it's done

Transfer it to a plate

Serve with raita

Enjoy..