khara bath recipe | masala bhath recipe | rava masala bath

Ingredients

• ½ cup rava / semolina / suji, coarse
• 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1 tsp chana dal
• 10 cashew / kaju, halves
• few curry leaves
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
• 1 chilli, slit
• 1 tomato, chopped
• ¼ capsicum, chopped
• 3 beans, chopped
• ½ carrot, chopped
• 2 tbsp peas / matar
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp vangi bath masala powder
• 1½ cup water
• 2 tbsp coconut, grated
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Steps

1. firstly, dry roast ½ cup rava on low flame until it turns aromatic. keep aside.
2. in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal, 10 cashew and few curry leaves.
3. add ½ onion and saute until it shrinks slightly.
4. further add 1 inch ginger, 1 chilli, slit and saute well.
5. now add 1 tomato and saute until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
6. also add ¼ capsicum, 3 beans, ½ carrot, 2 tbsp peas and 1 tsp salt.
7. stir fry for 2 minutes or until veggies are cooked yet crunchy.
8. furthermore add ¼ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp vangi bath masala powder and saute until spices turn aromatic.
9. pour 1½ cup water and give a good stir.
10. bring to a rolling boil.
11. keeping the flame on low start adding roasted rava slowly, stirring continuously in another hand.
12. this helps to prevent any lumps formation.
13. now mix continuously till the rava absorbs water.
14. cover and simmer on low flame for 5 minutes or till upma are cooked well.
15. furthermore turn off the flame and add 2 tbsp coconut, 2 tbsp coriander, 1 tsp lemon juice. mix well.
16. finally, serve khara bath with coconut chutney, rava kesari or plain.