COCONUT FLAVOURED RICE VERMICILLI(SEVAI)

Evening Tiffin.

U need: Coconut flavour:
Ready made rice vermicelli/noodles : 1 packet
Coconut scraping: 3/4 cup
mustard seeds: 1 tsp
urad dal: 1 tsp
chana dal: 1/2 tsp
broken cashews: 2 tabslp
Curry leaves: 2 tsp
asefodita: 3/4 the tsp
Roasted white sesame seeds: 1 tsp
red chillies: 3 broken
salt to taste
oil: 2 tablsp
Another flavour:
Lemon rice noodles/vemecilli:
Juice of 1 big lemon or green lime
rasam powder: 1 tsp
mustard seeds: 1 tsp
urad dal: 1 tsp
curry leaves 2 tsp
roasted peanuts: 3 tsp
salt to taste
turmeric powder
asefodita powder: 1/2 tsp
oil: 2 tablsp

Method:
1. Cook the rice noodles/vermicelli  as per instructions in the packet. Set aside on a flat plate.
2. For coconut flavour:
Heat oil in a frying pan.Roast the broken cashew,remove from oil and keep in a bowl. To the oil add mustard seeds,urad dal,  broken red chillies,asefodita,chana dal,curry leaves,salt and saute well. Add the coconut scraping,sesame seeds and lightly fry for few mins. Switch off the gas.
3. Cool slightly and then add the cooked rice noodles/vermicelli and toss well. Garnish with roasted cashews.
4. Serve the coconut flavoured rice noodles/vermicelli as an evening tiffin or as early dinner with pappads and sambhar or curd curry( more kuzambhu).

For lemon flavour:
1.Heat oil in a frying pan.Add mustard seeds,roasted peanuts,curry leaves,urad dal,turmeric powder and saute well.To this add the cooked rice noodles/vemicilli and toss well .Add salt and rasam powder. Toss well.Switch off the gas. Pour the lemon juice and mix well.
2.Serve with chips or vadams.

Note:  Simple to cook and health food this dish is very popular down south especially in Tamil nadu and Kerala.
Bonn!!! Appetite!!!!!