Savoury Sevai: Must-Try Vermicelli Recipe For Breakfast

By Krati Purwar

September 24, 2025

Savoury sevai is a popular breakfast dish in North India. Loaded with vegetables, it is packed with fibre and leaves your stomach feeling fulfilled. Check out this recipe.

Ingredients

2 cups sevai Salt to taste 3 cups water 1 onion, tomato ½ tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp capsicum 1 tbsp carrot 1-inch ginger 1 garlic clove 1 tsp oregano, chilli powder 1 chopped green chilli 1 tbsp butter 1 tsp mustard seeds

Step 1

Melt butter and add mustard seeds to it. Once seeds crackle, add green chilli, ginger, and garlic.

Step 2

After sauteing for a minute, add turmeric powder, onion, carrot, and capsicum.

Step 3

Add tomatoes and sprinkle salt. Once tomatoes turn mushy, add water.

Step 4

Fold in sevai too and cook until the strands swell and the blend thickens.

Step 5

Add oregano and chilli powder. Finish it with butter and coriander leaves. Serve.