Namkeen Jave Recipe - Easy Savory Vermicelli Breakfast
Namkeen jave recipe is a quick, flavorful savory vermicelli dish that is served for breakfast or as an evening snack. It combines soft, perfectly cooked vermicelli with potato, aromatic spices, and a touch of seasoning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup vermicelli
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium potato, finely chopped
- 2 green chilies, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1.5 cups water
Instructions
- Heat oil in a kadai with some cumin seeds. Let them sizzle for a few seconds.
- Add chopped onion and saute until light golden.
- Then add potato and green chili, and saute for a minute.
- Now add 2 tbsp water, turmeric, and salt, and cook the potatoes over low heat until half cooked.
- When the potatoes are half done, add vermicelli and 1.5 cups of water.
- Cook on low to medium flame until fluffy or soft.
- Stir it with a spatula so the vermicelli doesn't stick to the bottom of the kadai.
- When all the water is absorbed and they are soft, turn off the heat.
- Serve them with a cup of hot chai.
Notes
- Roast the vermicelli on medium heat till golden.
- Cut the potato into thin slices.
- Pour in the water that I mentioned.
- Cook on a low flame to prevent sticking.
- Do not overmix them. Just fluff gently.