Thayir Semiya/ Curd Vermicelli

Today's recipe is Thayir Semiya. Vermicelli is cooked and mixed with yogurt and then tempered and mixed with fruits of your choice. I have been wanting to post this recipe since I made this for my son's birthday. I got a lot of compliments for this dish at the party. Today I made this again and didn't want to miss this time too. Though it was a busy day today, I managed to click some pictures and here I am now ready to post it.  Usually this dish is served in parties in place of thayir saadham/ curd rice. But when the weather is warm, imagine having chilled thayir semiya loaded with fruits..It is pure heaven!

Coming to the recipe.

What are the ingredients needed?

Vermicelli, 1 cup

Water, 2 cup

Yogurt, 1.5 cup

Milk, 1 cup

Salt to taste

Oil, 2 teaspoon

Mustard seeds, 1/4 teaspoon

Asafoetida, a pinch

Green Chillies, 2 nos

Grated Ginger, 1 Tablespoon

Curry leaves, 1 sprig

Cashews,  10-15 nos (optional)

Raisins, 10-15 nos (optional)

Cilantro, handful

Special ingredients

Grapes, 10-12 nos (de seeded and halved)

Cucumber, half (de-seeded and diced)

Carrot, 1-2 nos (grated)

How it is made?

1. Roast vermicelli and set it aside. 
2. Boil 2 cups of water and add vermicelli and cook till it is done. Then set it aside and let it cool.
3. Then mix it with Curd and milk and add salt to taste and mix well.
4. Then heat oil , add mustard seeds, when they crack add slit green chillies, curry leaves, grated ginger and asafoetida and fry for a 2-3 minutes. Then add this to the vermicelli and mix well.
5. Fry cashew and raisins and mix it with vermicelli too.
6. Now add grapes, cucumber and carrot and mix well. Finally garnish it chopped cilantro.
7. Serve it chilled.

Notes:

• There is also roasted vermicelli available in the market. In case if you are using it, skip the roasting process.
• Adjust the amount of yogurt and milk to suit your personal preference. 
• You can add the 'special ingredients' as per your liking too. You can add other fruits too. Usually along with this pomegranate seeds are added. Since I didn't have it, I skipped it.