Bachelor Cooking # 8 - Curd Semiya

Thayir Semiya - Curd Semiya

Ingredients needed
Vermicelli - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1/2 cup
Curd - 1 cup

Water -1 1/2 cup

For the seasoning
Oil - 1 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Asafoetida/ hing - a pinch
Ginger - 1 inch piece finely chopped
Green chilli - 1 finely chopped
Curry leaves - few

For garnishing (optional)
Grated carrots / Pomegranates/ Green seedless grapes/ Cashew nuts. 
Use any one of the above for garnishing.

Method

• Cook semiya in boiling water adding salt and a tsp of oil. Stir now and then to prevent it from forming lumps.
• After it is cooked, add milk stirring continuously. Remove from flame.
• Allow it to cool. Then add curd and mix well.
• Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add hing, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and saute for a few seconds. Add to the semiya.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and any one of the above mentioned in garnishing.

Cheers!