Khara Bhath Recipe, How to make Rava Masala Upma
Khara Bhath - MTR style flavourful and spicy rava upma
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, snacks/starters
Cuisine: South Indian Cuisine
Keyword: khara bhath, masala upma, MTR Style, rava upma
Servings: 4 person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
- 1 cup Semolina / Sooji
- 3 cup Water / Paani
- 1/2 cup Carrot / Gajar finely chopped
- 1/2 Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch chopped
- 1/3 cup Green Peas / Hari Matar blanched or frozen
- 3/4 cup Tomato / Tamatar chopped
- 1.5 tbsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
- 1 tsp vangi bhath masala
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 3/4 tsp Red chili powder
- to taste salt
- 2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
- 1 tbsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
- 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya chopped
- 2 tbsp Ghee
tempering/tadka/waghar
- 4 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
- 1 tsp White Lentils / Urad ki dal (dhuli)
- 1/2 tsp Bengal gram /chana daal
- 12 Curry Leaves / Kadi Patta
- 15 Cashew Nuts / Kaju
- 3 Dried Red Chilli, Whole
- pinch Asafoetida / Hing powder
Heat a pan and dry roast the semolina on low heat for about 5 minutes or till it start giving a nice aroma.
Take out the roasted semolina from the pan and keep aside.
Heat oil in the same pan and add mustard ,urad daal, curry leaves ,cashew nuts ,whole red chili and asafoetida.
When seeds start to crackle then add green chilies and ginger and give a nice stir
Add the chopped vegetables in the pan and saute for 2 minutes. when vegetables become semi soft then add the chopped tomato and stir fry for a minute.
Now add all the spices, salt, vangi bhath masala in the pan and then add the hot water.
When the water start boiling then slowly add the roasted semolina and keep mixing it well.(add semolina slowly in 2-3 batches so there will be no lumps)
When all the semolina get mixed well in the water then cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 2 minutes.
Now add lemon juice and fresh coriander and cover and simmer again for a minute.
Switch off the flame and then open the lid and add 2 tbsps of ghee and it mix well.
Serve hot with coconut chutney and a hot cup of coffee.