Seyun Patata | Seviyan Alu | Sweet Vermicelli with Potato | Sindhi saiyun patata with step by step instructions

Seyun Patata | Seviyan Alu | Sweet Vermicelli with Potato is a classic Sindhi breakfast. Here sweet vermicelli noodles are served with fried potatoes along with roasted papad makes it a simple process to cook something so amazing.

It’s definitely a unique combination of sweet and savory recipes which is a must try. The crispy fried potatoes compliment the sweet vermicelli perfectly.

Seyun Patata | Seviyan Alu | Sweet Vermicelli with Potato, a unique combination

Sevai Aloo is a well known Sindhi delicacy called Saiyoon Patata. The combination of sweet Sevai and savoury potatoes is like a match made in heaven.

A thin variety of roasted vermicelli (sevaiyan in Hindi or Urdu) made from refined flour is cooked in water and sugar to make this delicious meethi sevai recipe.

This is a simple to make dish without adding ginger, garlic and onion, making it  mandatory to try at least once.

Another very famous delicacy made with sevai is Sheer kurma/Sevaiyan kheer or also known as sevai kheer is cooked with milk, sugar and garnished with lots of dry nuts.

You may try these Sindhi breakfast recipes on the blog –

Sindhi Koki

Sindhi Dal pakwan

Kali mirch koki

Moong dal paratha

Papad paratha

Dal sandwich | Moong Dal Sandwich

Mitho lolo

Besani koki

Last but not the least, please do check out few more interesting breakfast recipes on the blog –

Ragi idli recipe

Chocolate chia pudding

Chocolate fruit sandwich

Jackfruit/kathal/fanas idli

Barley/jau & veges idli

Pizza dosa/Italian dosa

Puffed rice/murmura uttapam

Misal pav

Oats, dalia and vegetables muthia

Bread pastry

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Seyun Patata | Seviyan Alu | Sweet Vermicelli with Potato | Sindhi saiyun patata

Seyun Patata | Seviyan Alu | Sweet Vermicelli with Potato is a classic Sindhi breakfast. Here sweet vermicelli noodles are served with fried potatoes along with roasted papad makes it a simple process to cook something so amazing.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Sindhi, Indian

Keyword: saiyoon patata, sevai aloo, Sevaiyan alu, Sindhi traditonal breakfast

Servings: 4

Author: Lata Lala

Ingredients

For making sweet vermicelli/ seyun

• 150 gm Seviya vermicelli, Roasted
• 3 tbsp Ghee
• 2 cup water
• ¼ cup sugar

For garnish

• 4-5 Almonds slivered
• 3-4 Pistachios slivered

For patata/ Sindhi style crispy potatoes

• 4 medium potatoes chopped

Spices Used

• ¼ tsp. turmeric powder
• ½ tsp. red chili powder
• ½ tsp. coriander powder
• 1 tsp. cumin powder
• ½ tsp. amchur/ dried mango powder
• Salt as per taste

Instructions

For seviyan/seyun

• To begin with, break the required amount of pre roasted vermicelli in small pieces for better handling. Otherwise while making it it may fly all over the place. 
• Heat ghee in a pan and add pre roasted seviyan for couple of minutes. Mix well until its dark brown.
• After that, add sugar and required amount of water. Let it come to a rolling boil. Cook this on high flame for a while. Turn the flame on low. 
• Cover the pan with a lid. Let it simmer on a low flame until sugar is dissolved and let  seviyan fluff up after soaking all the water.
• Fluff it with fork and serve warm garnished with slivered almonds and cashews as per your choice.
• Serve with fried potatoes in a plate.

For making patata/aloo

• Peel and chop potatoes in big aize cubes. Let it soak in water for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a wide bottom pan heat oil.
• Drain the water completely from potatoes and shallow fry it on slow flame. Add salt and let it cook until it's completely cooked.
• Once done, drain the potatoes and add all the above mentioned spices. Serve hot with sweet seviyan and enjoy the delicious meal with roasted papad on the side.

Notes

 

1. To make this delicacy I have used pre roasted vermicelli, however you may use non roasted also. Make sure to roast it nice brown before adding water and sugar.

2. Roasting sevai to perfect brown color is the key to make this dish. So take your time and use the low flame to do this process. 

3. In addition to that, for non roasted sevai you may have to use more amount of ghee/oil which you can drain later on before adding water and sugar.

4. You may make seviyan in oil instead of ghee/clarified butter if following Vegan lifestyle.

 

Step by step instructions and pictorial presentation to make Seyun Patata | Seviyan Alu | Sweet vermicelli with potato

For seviyan/seyun

To begin with, break the required amount of pre roasted vermicelli in small pieces for better handling. Otherwise while making it it may fly all over the place.

Heat ghee in a pan and add pre roasted seviyan for couple of minutes. Mix well until its dark brown.

After that, add sugar and required amount of water. Let it come to a rolling boil. Cook this on high flame for a while. Turn the flame on low.

Cover the pan with a lid. Let it simmer on a low flame until sugar is dissolved and let  seviyan fluff up after soaking all the water.

Fluff it with fork and serve warm garnished with slivered almonds and cashews as per your choice.

Serve with fried potatoes in a plate.

For making patata/aloo

Peel and chop potatoes in big aize cubes. Let it soak in water for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a wide bottom pan heat oil.
Drain the water completely from potatoes and shallow fry it on slow flame. Add salt and let it cook until it’s completely cooked.

Once done, drain the potatoes and add all the above mentioned spices. Serve hot with sweet seviyan and enjoy the delicious meal with roasted papad on the side.

Notes

1. To make this delicacy I have used pre roasted vermicelli, however you may use non roasted also. Make sure to roast it nice brown before adding water and sugar.

2. Roasting sevai to perfect brown color is the key to make this dish. So take your time and use the low flame to do this process.

3. In addition to that, for non roasted sevai you may have to use more amount of ghee/oil which you can drain later on before adding water and sugar.

4. You may make seviyan in oil instead of ghee/clarified butter if following Vegan lifestyle.

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