Namkeen Jave is a very homely snack. Since the jave are made of whole wheat flour, it’s pretty healthy too and that makes it a perfect candidate for breakfast.
| Preparation Time: | 40 minutes |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
Ingredients
| Jave (handmade vermicelli) | 1 cup |
| Chopped red onion | 1 cup |
| Chopped potatoes | 1 cup |
| Frozen peas | 1/2 cup |
| Chopped fresh coriander leaves | 1/4 cup |
| Chopped green chilies (optional) | 1 |
| Ajwain (carom seeds) | 3/4 tsp |
| Salt | 1 tsp |
| Red chilli powder (lal mirch) | 1/4 tsp |
| Oil | 1 tsp |
| Fresh lime (neemboo) juice | 1 tbsp |
Method
- Dry roast jave till they are light brown (see pictures below). Keep aside.
- Heat oil in a large pan. Add ajwain seeds. Wait till they puff up.
- Finely chop onion and potatoes. Add onion and potato pieces to the pan.
- Saute till onions are translucent and potatoes start to brown (about 5 minutes). Add peas. Saute for another 2 minutes.
- Add jave, salt, red chilli powder, chopped green chillies and 1 1/2 cups of water.
- Mix well. Reduce heat, Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook till all the water is absorbed (about 15 minutes). Keep stirring once in a while. Turn off the heat. Namkeen Jave are ready.
- Squeeze the lime juice on Namkeen Jave and mix. Garnish with tomatoes and coriander leaves and serve the Namkeen Jave hot.
Notes
- If you don’t have handmade vermicelli, replace it with machine made vermicelli.
- You can also use frozen corn kernels in this recipe.
- This is a good snack for children’s tiffin. They love the vermicelli. Try to use whole wheat vermicelli though. Homemade vermicelli is mostly made of whole wheat.
Summary
Recipe Name
Namkeen Jave
Author Name
Ruchi Garg
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U can also prepare this dish by boiling Jave in salted water for better taste instead of dry roast jave …!!!
Thank you. Just fixed it.
I think you forgot to write “Add jawe” in step 4.
Do check it.
🙂