Rava Kichidi

Hi Friends.. Today i have come up with a colorful dish which is very popular in south India as a Breakfast recipe. This dish is made using rava (sooji). It fills up all your needs of calorie n also your taste buds.. :-) Now lets get into the recipe..!!


Ingredients :

1	Rava/Sooji	2 Cups
2	Onions (sliced)	2 Nos
3	Tomato (chopped)	2 Nos
4	Tamarind Extract	1/2 Cup
5	Chopped Vegetables  (Carrot, Beans, Potato)	2 Cups
6	Chopped Chillies	2 Nos
7	Turmeric Powder	1/2 teaspoon
8	Salt	As required
9	Water	5 cups

 For Seasoning :

1	Mustard Seeds	1 teaspoon
2	Bengal gram (Kadalai paruppu)	1 teaspoon
3	Urad dal	1/2 teaspoon
4	Cashew nuts	As required
5	Oil	As required
6	Ghee	As required

Preparation :

1) Dry Roast the Rava in a pan till it turns slight brown in color. Keep it aside.
2) Heat a pan, add oil & little ghee. Add the above seasoning ingredients one by one.
3) Roast in in medium flame.
4) Add the chopped onions & chillies. Fry well.
5) Once the onion becomes translucent, add all the vegetables & fry well for 7-8 minutes.
6) Now add the chopped tomatoes, salt & turmeric powder. Fry well till the tomatoes get smashed.
7) Now add the tamarind extract & mix well for 2-3 minutes till it blends with the vegetables.
8) Add the water & let it boil.
9) Now add the roasted rava, little at a time & keep on mixing it simultaneously, without letting to form lumps
10) Minimize the flame & close the pan with a tight lid. Let it cook for about 8-10 minutes.
11) Switch off the stove & mix it well. Serve hot with coconut chutney.

I hope you enjoyed my recipe. Try this recipe & give me your feedback n comments. You can add shredded coconut at last, if you wish. Keep visiting my blog.