KHARA BATH/ SPICY UPMA !!!!!

INGREDIENTS:-

course semolina(regular white rava/sooji) - 1 cup

onion, finely chopped - 1 big

coriander leaves, finely chopped - 2-3 tbl sp

grated coconut - 2 tbl sp

cashew nuts - 8 - 10

sambaar pow - 1 tsp 

ghee - 1 tbl sp

salt - 1 tsp

sugar - 2 tsp

VEGGIES REQUIRED:-

tomato, finely chopped - 1 big

carrot, grated - 1 medium

french beans, finely chopped - 8-10

capsicum. finely chopped - 1/2 small

cooked fresh/frozen green peas - 1 fistful

FOR THADKA:-

coconut oil - 2 tsp

mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves  - 8 - 10

green chillies - 3

METHOD:-

1. Dry roast rava until the aroma starts and turn light brown in colour, cool it.

2. Heat 1 tbl sp ghee in a kadai and add cashew nuts and fry them till it turns golden brown and keep it aside.

3. To the same kadai, add mustard seeds and let it crackle.

4. Now add chopped green chillies, curry leaves and fry for seconds.

5. Now add finely chopped onions and fry until they turn light brown in colour.

6. Add finely chopped beans, capsicum, peas, tomato and cover it and cook for 3-4 mins.

7. Add sugar, salt and sambaar pow to it and cook for a minute.

8. Meanwhile boil water in a separate container in the ratio ( 1 cup rava:4 cup water) until it bubbles.

9. Add boiling water to it in the ratio pf 1:4( 1 semolina:4 water) and cover it and let it again come to boil.

10. When the water bubbles add semolina by continuously stirring it.

11. Add grated coconut to it. Cover it and cook for 2-3 mins on low flame until semolina is completely cooked.

12. Garnish with coriander leaves.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))