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... :-)