Khara bath is a breakfast dish from Karnataka & is mostly served in Tiffin centers and restaurants. It is made with semolina, spices and veggies.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2 · 2 people
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: Karnataka

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup rava (or semolina or bombay rava)
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • ¼ tsp mustard
  • ¾ tsp urad dal
  • 10 to 12 cashews
  • 1 green chilli (deseeded & chopped)
  • 1 small onion (fine chopped (3 tbsp))
  • 3 tbsp capsicum (fine chopped)
  • ½ small carrot (fine chopped)
  • 3 tbsp green peas (frozen (about an handful))
  • 1 small tomato (fine chopped)
  • 2¼ cups water
  • ¾ to 1 tsp MTR vangi bath powder (or rasam powder or sambar powder)
  • 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp salt (or as needed)
  • 1 tsp ginger (chopped finely or grated)
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice (or as needed)

Method

  1. Roast rava: Dry roast rava on a low to medium flame stirring often until crunchy and light. Do not brown. Keep aside to cool down.
  2. Tempering: Heat 1½ tbsp ghee in a pan and add mustard seeds, dal and cashews. Let fry until golden and add the curry leaves, ginger and hing. Add onions and chilies. Saute until transparent and add all the veggies. Stir fry for 2 mins and cook covered until tender.
  3. Make khara bath: Add vangi bath powder, turmeric and salt. Pour water and mix. Taste test to adjust salt. Bring the water to a rolling boil, reduce the heat to low. Pour the rava in a slow stream with your left hand while you stir the water with your other hand to incorporate it into the water
  4. Quickly stir to break down any lumps formed. Cover and simmer until the water is absorbed completely. Turn off and let rest for 5 mins. Sprinkle coriander leaves and the rest of the ghee. Optionally you may also add some lemon juice and grated coconut.
  5. Serve khara bath hot with coconut chutney.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.