Breakfast
Semiya upma
Wheat vermicelli roasted and cooked with mustard, curry leaves, onion, carrot and peas. A light breakfast that uses wheat, not rice semiya.
20 min
0 of 4 steps done
2 servings
Heat: Mild
Approximate nutrition
A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.
- Energy340 per serving
- Protein8g per serving
- Carbs54g per serving
- Fibre3g per serving
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