Name: SEYUN PATATA / SWEET VERMICELLI WITH FRIED POTATOES recipe by Shobha Keshwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Vermicelli ... 2 cups; Sugar .......... 1 cup; Salt ............... a tiny pinch; Green Cardamoms ... 3-4; Saffron ................. a pinch; Ghee ..................... 2-3 tbsp.; Almonds .............. to garnish (blanched and peeled); Pistachios ............ crushed; (For Fried Potatoes); Potatoes ..... 1/2 kg; Salt .............. to taste; Turmeric powder .. 1/4tsp; Cumin powder ..... 1/2 tsp; Black pepper powder. 1/8 tsp; Amchoor powder ......1/2 tsp; Red Chilli powder .... 1/4 tsp; Oil ..................... to fry

ABOUT SEYUN PATATA / SWEET VERMICELLI WITH FRIED POTATOES RECIPE

This is a typical Sindhi breakfast dish. Sweet vermicelli with spicy fried potatoes.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Vermicelli ... 2 cups
Sugar .......... 1 cup
Salt ............... a tiny pinch
Green Cardamoms ... 3-4
Saffron ................. a pinch
Ghee ..................... 2-3 tbsp.
Almonds .............. to garnish (blanched and peeled)
Pistachios ............ crushed
(For Fried Potatoes)
Potatoes ..... 1/2 kg
Salt .............. to taste
Turmeric powder .. 1/4tsp
Cumin powder ..... 1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder. 1/8 tsp
Amchoor powder ......1/2 tsp
Red Chilli powder .... 1/4 tsp
Oil ..................... to fry

Instructions

Heat ghee in a pan and put the crushed cardamoms. Add the vermicelli and stir fry it stirring continuously, taking care to get the even colour
. When the colour is brown add double the quantity (4 cups) hot water. If you are using the fine,thin vermicelli then reduce the water, 3 cups will be sufficient. Add a pinch of salt and saffron. Cover the pan and simmer to cook.
When the vermicelli is almost done, add the sugar and mix well. Simmer it again until the water from the sugar is absorbed.(Thin vermicelli cooks faster than the normal one)
Garnish with crushed pistachios and almonds. Serve with fried masala potatoes.
Cut the potatoes into cubes and put them in the salt water for 15-20 minutes.
Drain the water and deep fry the potatoes. Remove from the oil and sprinkle salt and all the dry spice powders immediately. Mix well.

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