Rava kichadi / Sooji kichadi

I said there are other methods for doing the same rava kichadi with some spices.Here is one of the methods.

Ingredients:

• Rava-2 cups
• Water-4 cups
• Large Onion-2
• Tomato-1 (large)
• Cut vegetables-2 cups
• Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
• Oil-4 or 5 tablespoon
• Salt

Vegetables preferred:

• Carrot,Beans, Green Peas, Cauliflower.

To grind:

• garlic-2
• cinnamon-1 small piece
• cloves-2
• cardamom-1
• Fennel (sombu)-1/2 teaspoon
• Green Chillies-3(or 2)

For seasoning:

• Mustard, Curry leaves

Cashews for garnishing if desired.


Method:

• Cook the vegetables in salted water (as said before in previous post)and drain the excess water.
• Fry the rava in pan without oil till it is heated.
• Heat oil in pan and add the seasoning items.
• Add onions, tomatoes and fry it till it is cooked.
• Add the paste and turmeric powder and little amount of water.
• Allow it to cook well till the raw smell goes off.
• Now add the cooked vegetable and fry it for few more minutes.
• Add the measured quantity of water and the salt.
• When the water boils, add the fried rava and stir it.
• Remove it from the flame when it becomes thick enough to serve.
• Garnish it with fried cashews if desired.
• Serve it hot with any kind of chutney or sugar.

Rava kichadi / Sooji kichadi

I usually do this kichadi plainly with rava and mixed variety of vegetables alone. There are other varieties of this same kichadi, in which some more spices are added.

Ingredients:

• Rava-2 cups
• Water-4 cups
• Large Onion-2
• Tomato-1 (large)
• Red chillies-3 or 4
• Cut vegetables-2 cups
• Oil-4 or 5 tablespoon
• Salt

Vegetables prefered :

Green Peas, Beans,Carrot, Cauliflower

For seasoning: Mustard,curry leaves



Method:

• Fry the rava in pan without oil evenly in the medium flame, till it is heated.
• Cook the cut vegetables in salted water and drain the excess water.
• Do not overcook the vegetables.
• Use approximately the right amount of water to cook the vegetables.
• Heat oil in pan and add the mustard seeds and the curry leaves.
• When it starts spluttering, add the red chillies.
• When the chillies are fried, add the onions and fry till it becomes transparent.
• Then the tomatoes are added and allowed to cook.
• Now add the measured amount of water and the salt needed.
• When the water starts boiling swift the fried rava into it evenly.
• While pouring the rava, stir it with a spoon constantly to avoid the clumps.
• Add the cooked vegetable when the kichadi is still in liquid consistency.
• Stir it for few seconds till it becomes thick enough to serve.
• Serve it with chutney or sugar.