Chop onion, ginger and green chillies into small pieces.
Fry vermicelli in 2 tbsp of butter/ghee.
Remove it from pan and keep it aside.
Heat 3 tbsp ghee or butter in the same pan.
Add mustard seeds and when they crackle, add chopped onions, green chillies, dry red chillies, ginger and curry leaves.
Fry, till the onions turn brown.
Add water along with sugar and salt.
Allow it to boil.
When it starts to boil, add fried vermicelli, stirring continuously.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook on a low flame, till vermicelli is soft and almost all water has dried up.
Add coconut and stir for 2 mins.
:- Serve hot alone or with ripe banana.