Saturday, June 28, 2014

Vegetable Rava Bath.

This is very much like the normal Rava upuma and uppitu but some spices are added to make it a Rava Bath.
  1. Rava Semolina 1 cup
  2. Oil 1 to 1 1/2 table spoons.
  3. Mustard seeds 1 t spoon
  4. Broken urad dal 1 t spoons
  5. Channa dal 1 t spoon
  6. Green chillies 2 or 3
  7. Ginger 1 small piece
  8. Curry leaves 1 or 2
  9. Coriander leaves few (optional)
  10. Onion 1 medium size
  11. Vegetables few beans, 1/2 carrot, 1 small potato, a small bit egg plant, small bit bell pepper, (simla mirch or kodai milagai), few peas
  12. Salt to taste
  13. Turmeric powder 1/2 t spoon
  14. Ghee 1 to 2 tspoon Optional
  15. Water 2 to 2 1/2 cup
  16. Channa dal 1 t spoon
  17. Coriander seeds 1 t spoon
  18. Little bit of cinnamon stick (pattai )
  19. Copparai or  copra  or Dried Coconut shavings 1 table spoon
  20. Oil little to fry the items from 16 to 19.

Method:
Fry the rava in a dry Kadai or iluppa chatti till light brown. 1 t spoon of ghee can be added while frying for additional taste. keep it aside.
Fry the item number 16 to 19 (channa dal, coriander seeds, cinnamon and dry coconut shavings) in little oil and powder it in a mixer and keep it aside.
Cut the onions, and other vegetables and chillies and ginger into very small bits.
Put the oil in the kadai and add the mustard seeds . Once it splutters add the urad dal and the channa dal when urad dal turns brown add the cut curry leaves and chillies and ginger. Now add the cut onions. fry till light brown and add the other cut vegetables. (all the vegetables need not be used what ever vegetable from the list given is available can be used.) add the salt and the turmeric powder. fry for a little time add the water. Now add the powder which you have ground and mix it thoroughly. Cover it with a lid. Let it boil. Check if the vegetables are cooked. When done, Reduce the flame, and add the rava little by little and keep stirring the mixture with a sturdy spoon. Stir till there is no chunks of rava in between and all the ingredients are mixed evenly. Cover it and keep it for a few minutes. add the coriander leaves and the ghee and switch off the stove.  Rava Bath  is ready.

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