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 Upma / Sooji Upma / Upuma

Rava Upuma or the rava upma is done in the same method as that of the kichadi,
without adding the vegetables in it.

It is said to be derived from the tamil words uppu(salt) and mavu(flour) => upma.

I guess even those who do not know how to cook other dishes, know this easy and fastly made recipe.

Of course this recipe must be the most favorite dish among the employed women... :-)

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.