Rava Upma | Rava Kichadi | Semolina Upma

March 23, 2013 by Siri

Rava Kichadi is a famous Indian breakfast served in almost all marriage functions.It is simple to prepare and easy to eat 🙂 It is also known as sooji rawa upma..this brings back my childhood memories where we used to make lot of fuss to eat this upma. But it has become my favorite after tasting it in my college hostel mess:) Hot and warm rava kichadi blended with lightly roasted vegetables just melts in your mouth. Each and every spoon is filled with melting goodness and tastes heavenly with some coconut chutney or as it is even.Along with some vegetables I also used fresh sweet corn to make the kichadi a bit interesting.Lets look into the detailed recipe for making rawa kichadi today.

Makes 3 serves;Takes 30 min

INGREDIENTS:

Semolina/Sooji/Upma rawa – 2 cups
Mixed Vegetables – 5 tbsp
Cashew nuts – 10
Tomatoes chopped – 1 big
Curry Leaves – 1 spring
Coriander leaves chipped – 2 tbsp
Split bengal gram – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds = 1/2 tbsp
Cumin – 1/4 tbsp
Grated ginger – 1/2 tbsp
Green chilli chopped – 2
Ghee/Oil – 3 tbsp

METHOD:

Take a pan and dry roast the rava or semolina for five to seven min without getting it burnt.Heat little oil or ghee and roast the cashews.Take them into a plate and keep aside.Crackle cumin, mustard seeds and Bengal gram, Add in the grated ginger, curry leaves and chopped green chillis.Saute them on low flame until nice aroma spreads.

Add in the vegetables and roast for 5 min.Add the tomatoes too and cook for 10 min by adjusting the salt. Add 4 cups of water and bring it to boil slowly. Once the water boils enough adjust salt one more time. Slowly add in the semolina by stirring continuously without allowing forming lumps. Cook it covered for 10 min stirring in between.Sprinkle coriander leaves and serve hot!

MY NOTES

Add a tbsp of ghee once you switch off the flame as it gives extra nice flavor to kichadi.
You can use this in any dosas as a filling and also in savory sandwiches.

Check out the Andhra pesarattu here,you can use this for making Upma Pesarattu.

Hot bowl of rawa kichadi is ready to taste!!

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About Siri

Siri is a full time IT professional interested in cooking,travelling and photography .She believes in eating freshly cooked meals that are simple and easy to prepare.She aims to present such simple recipes with detailed instructions for you! Thanks for visiting!