Rava Kichadi Recipe( Sooji Kichadi ) – South Indian Rava Kichadi

• Rava / Sooji / Semolina – 1 cup
• Water –  3 to 3.5 cups
• Salt – As needed
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

To temper & saute

• Cooking oil –  3 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Urad dal – 2 tsp
• Chana dal – 2 tsp
• Big onion – 1 no
• Tomato – 1 no
• Ginger – 1 inch piece
• Curry leaves – 1 sprig
• Green chillies – 3 – 4 nos
• Carrot – 1-2 nos
• Green Peas – a handful ( cooked peas)
• Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp
• Ghee – 1 tbsp

• Chop the onion, carrot & tomato finely. Chop the green chillies finely.
• In a kadai , heat the oil. Temper mustard seeds, urad & chana dal. Saute till golden brown. Now add the chopped onions, ginger, curry leaves, green chillies & saute till onion turns transparent.
• Lastly add the tomato pieces & finely chopped vegetables. Saute everything till tomato mushes completely.

• Now add the rava & roast for 3-4 mins in medium flame. In the mean time, boil 3 cups ( add 3.5 cups for more moist and soft kichadi) of water.When the water starts to roll boil, add it to the rava mixture. Take care, water splashes. Stand a feet away.

• Add salt, ghee & turmeric powder. Stir well till all the water is absorbed by the rava. Mix well. Close the kadai with a lid & cook it for 6-8 mins. Stir it once in the middle.

• Kichadi will be cooked completely & becomes non-sticky. Add finely chopped coriander leaves, mix well & switch off the flame.

  
  Serve hot with sambar, chutney! Enjoy !

• Addition of above mentioned quantity of water , ghee & oil is a must to get the texture & taste. The more oil & ghee , the more tasty it would be. Here I have given the minimum quantity required . So you should add it.
• You can also add vegetables like potato & beans. If you add beans , pressure cook the beans & then add to rava . Else it wont be cooked.
• Adding tomato is a must. If you don’t have tomatoes in hand , add little lemon juice at the end.
• You can also add the water after sauting vegetables, allow it to boil for sometime & then add the rava like we make for rava upma.