Chicken Vermicelli also known as Chicken semiya is a delicious, easy meal recipe, a perfect breakfast option. Since It's Ramadan, I prefer having this after a simple iftar. Filled with the goodness of protein from the chicken, it is a healthy and tasty meal recipe. You can check out veg versions of this recipe by clicking on the link below. Do check out the step-by-step picture instructions recipe below and make sure to try it out. Do follow us on Instagram and stay tuned for more such recipes.
INGREDIENTS:
For the Vermicelli:
- Oil- 2 tbsp
- Onion- 2 nos (sliced)
- Mint leaves- 1/2 cup
- Ginger garlic paste- 2 tbsp
- Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
- Carrots- 2 nos (sliced)
- Peas- 1/2 cup
- Salt- to taste
- Tomato puree- made with 4 large tomatoes
- Roasted vermicelli- 250 gms
- Jeera powder- 1 tsp
For the chicken:
- Chicken- 2 cups
- Salt- to taste
- Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
- Chicken masala- 1 tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp
- Vinegar- 1 tsp
- Oil- 2 tbsp
PROCEDURE:
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker, once the oil gets hot, add sliced onions to it and saute well. Let the onions cook till it gets translucent.
- Now add ginger garlic paste, mint leaves and red chilli powder to it. Mix well and saute for a min.
- Now add the chopped carrots and peas along with some salt and mix well.
- Now add tomato puree to it and mix well.
- Let it pressure cook for 2 whistles, allow the pressure to release naturally.
- Meanwhile, let's prepare the chicken. Marinate chicken with the masalas listed above. Let it marinate for at-least 10-15 mins. You can either marinate the chicken breast and fry it and shred it later, or you can chop the chicken to cubes and marinate it and then fry it.
- Heat oil in a tawa, add the marinated chicken to it, I've marinated the chicken breast and fried it. Fry the chicken for 5 mins for high flame and later lower the flame, let it cook evenly throughout.
- Once it gets cooked evenly, remove from flame and let it cool. Shred the chicken into small pieces. Set it aside.
- Let's check the contents of the pressure cooker, Remove it in a thick-bottomed vessel. Add 2 cups of water to it. The quantity of water depends on the thickness of the vermicelli, so adjust accordingly.
- Allow the water to come to a rolling boil, now add the vermicelli to it and mix well. Check for seasoning and add salt and spice according to your taste.
- Let the vermicelli cook on medium flame, keep stirring in intervals.
- Once the vermicelli is cooked upto 80%, lower the flame and let it dum on low flame for 10 mins.
- Once the vermicelli is cooked, add the cooked chicken to it and mix gently.
- Chicken vermicelli is ready, Serve hot right away. Enjoy!
