Rava Kichadi is one of the popular tiffin items which is commonly served with coconut chutney and sambar. Today I am serving this with coconut chutney. It is prepared with rava, vermicelli/semiya, and vegetables.
This week’s blogging marathon theme is Combo Meals. The first dish that I am preparing is the Rava kichadi along with coconut chutney. I love upma and kichadi. It is a one pot comfortable meal which can be prepared quickly. Upma is a generic term and we explicitly say rava upma, cracked wheat upma or semiya upma. Kichadi is prepared with sooji and semiya (in lesser quantity) and it is also loaded with veggies. (Not to confuse with the North Indian Style Kichadi) I am a big fan of Saravana Bhavan’s Rava Kichadi. Yummmm. I usually order Rava Kichadi every time I go there. Also, I like the kichadi they serve in weddings. Rava kichadi and kesari are one of the staple tiffins in Tam-Bram weddings.
Without any delay, here is the recipe,
Ingredients:
- Rava/Ravai/Sooji – 1.5 cups
- Semiya – 1/2 cup
- Medium size onion finely chopped – 1
- Carrots grated – 1
- Peas – 1/2 cup (I used frozen peas)
- Green chilies finely chopped – 3
- Salt – 2 tsp (as per taste)
- Water – 4 cups
- Curd – 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Oil – 2 tbsps
- Mustard seeds – 2 tsps
- Urad dhal – 2 tsps
- Channa dhal – 2 tsps
- Hing – 1 tsp
- Cilantro finely chopped – 2 tbsps
Prep work:
- Dry roast the semiya and rava till they turn light brown.
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a pan or kadai.
- Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, urad dhal, channa dhal, and hing.
- As they start to splutter, add the chopped green chilies and sauté for a minute.
- Now add the chopped onions and cook till they are translucent.
- Now add the veggies (carrots and peas), salt and turmeric. Cook them for 5 minutes.
- Now add 4 cups of water and the curd and make sure the curd mixes well. (Check to see if salt is ok)
- Once the water starts to boil, add the roasted rava-semiya. The key here is to mix while adding them so as to avoid any lumps.
- Cover and cook for 2 minutes and then remove the lid and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the chopped cilantro and that’s it, yummy kichadi is ready.
Notes:
- Adjust the green chilies and salt according to your preference.
- If you don’t have semiya, you can skip or add rava and semiya in 1:1 ratio.
- Also, add veggies of your choice.
You can find the chutney recipe here.
Rava kichadi
Ingredients
- Rava/Ravai/Sooji - 1.5 cups
- Semiya - 1/2 cup
- Medium size onion finely chopped - 1
- Carrots grated - 1
- Peas - 1/2 cup I used frozen peas
- Green chillies finely chopped - 3
- Salt - 2 tsp as per taste
- Water - 4 cups
- Curd - 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Oil - 2 tbsps
- Mustard seeds - 2 tsps
- Urad dhal - 2 tsps
- Channa dhal - 2 tsps
- Hing - 1 tsp
- Cilantro finely chopped - 2 tbsps
Instructions
Prep work
- Dry roast the semiya and rava till they turn light brown.
Steps
- Heat the oil in a pan or kadai.
- Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, urad dhal, channa dhal and hing.
- As they start to splutter, add the chopped green chillies and sauté for a minute.
- Now add the chopped onions and cook till they are translucent.
- Now add the veggies (carrots and peas) , salt and turmeric. Cook them for 5 minutes.
- Now add 4 cups of water and the curd and make sure the curd mixes well. (Check to see if salt is ok)
- Once the water starts to boil, add the roasted rava-semiya. The key here is to mix while adding them so as to avoid any lumps.
- Cover and cook for 2 minutes and then remove the lid and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the chopped cilantro and thats it, yummy kichadi is ready.
Notes
If you don’t have semiya, you can skip or add rava and semiya in 1:1 ratio.
Also add veggies of your choice.
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
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wow!! yummy..rava kichadi and coconut chutney awesome combo
Thanks :-)
Simple but a comforting breakfast
oh yeah absolutely.
Love this combo. Looks yummy
Thanks yaar
This is one combo which is difficult to resist!!
Yeah I agree :-)
lovely combo meal
Thanks Chef Mir :-)
I like to add Semya to rava Khichdi too. Yours looks colorful and delicious.
Oh thats nice. Thanks yaar
Khichadi and chutney used to be our standard Saturday dinner…:)..though I used to make groundnut chutney..the version you made sounds delish!
Oh yeah I like groundnut chutney too. :-)
A classic combo , khicidi looks so tempting dear !!
Thanks yaar
Ah, yummy and perfect breakfast… Nothing can beat these
Yeah.. very true :-)
Fantastic combination looks great.
Thanks Padma.
A mouthwatering combination.
Thanks sneha
Who can resist to this beautiful kichadi and chutney, such a filling breakfast.
Yup. :-)
Cannot beat this combo! so classic and mouthwatering.
Yeah very true
Khichadi with all those vegetables looks so colorful. Perfect with the coconut chutney.
Thanks Varada