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Khara Bhath Recipe, How to make Rava Masala Upma

Khara Bhath - MTR style flavourful and spicy rava upma
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, snacks/starters
Cuisine: South Indian Cuisine
Keyword: khara bhath, masala upma, MTR Style, rava upma
Servings: 4 person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • 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.