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Rava Kichadi | Rava Kichadi Recipe

Rava kichadi is a popular South Indian breakfast dish usually served in vegetarian restaurants. Even though many people might call this dish upma by its look and ingredients used to make, but rava kichadi is completely different in taste and I prefer this more than upma. Rava kichadi is made using rava, vegetables, whole spices, cashews and lots of ghee. Learn how to make delicious rava kichadi hotel style at home.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 396kcal
Author: Aarthi

Ingredients

  • 1 Onion chopped finely
  • 1 Tomato chopped finely
  • 4 Green Chillies chopped finely
  • 1 Carrot chopped finely
  • 5 Green Beans chopped finely
  • ¼ cup Green peas frozen & thawed
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 cup Sooji | Rava
  • 4 tbsp Ghee
  • 4 cups Boiling Hot Water

For Tempering

  • 4 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Split Chana Dal
  • 10 Cashews
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Split Urad dal
  • ¼ tsp Asafoetida
  • 1 sprig Curry Leaves
  • 1 tbsp Ginger chopped finely

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a kadai. Add in chana dal and cashews first in oil and fry till it gets light golden.
  • Add in mustard seeds and urad dal and saute till light golden. Add in asafoetida and mix well. Now add in fresh curry leaves into the hot oil. Make sure you step back when adding curry leaves because it may splatter on you. Cook your spices in oil till golden. Make sure you cook this in a low flame.
  • Add in finely chopped ginger. If you don’t prefer chopped ginger, you can grate it using a fine grater. Sauce for 30 seconds in oil.
  • Add in chopped onions, green chillies and saute for 30 seconds till raw smell leaves from it. Add in finely chopped tomatoes and stir fry for 1 minute. The tomatoes will get just soft. Don’t over cook your tomatoes because it will cook more when you add sooji and water.
  • Add in vegetables carrot, beans and green peas. Add salt to taste. You can add more salt once you add water.
  • Add turmeric powder and stir fry for 30 seconds to remove the raw smell. This is completely for the golden colour it gives the rava kichadi.
  • In goes sooji or rava. I used store bought roasted rava. Add in one tablespoon of ghee over the sooji. Roast sooji with the ghee and vegetables for at least 5 minutes to enhance the flavour.
  • Pour in 4 cups of hot water. Pour the hot water slowly because it can splatter on you.
  • Once you add hot water mix well. The sooji will start to thicken. Add 1 tablespoon of ghee over the thickened sooji mixture. Cover this with a lid and cook on low medium heat for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes the rava khichadi is cooked. Mix gently.
  • Add extra ghee for flavour. Mix gently. The kichadi will look soft in texture which is what you want. Serve hot with coconut chutney.

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Notes

  • Roast sooji in ghee or oil for at least 5 minutes for maximum flavor.
  • Add extra ghee to get better texture.
  • You can increase the quantity of vegetables if you want. 
  • Use hot boiling water to sooji and not cold water. 
  • Cook rava kichadi on low heat after adding water.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 133mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2353IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg
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