Sooji/Rava Upma

Ingredients

1 cup Rava / Sooji (Semolina)
1 inch Ginger chopped
1 chopped Onion
3 Green Chillies slit sideways

Few Peanuts(Fried)
1 Potato chopped
1 Carrot chopped
1/4 cup Green Peas frozen or fresh
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 tsp Urad Daal
1 tsp Channa Daal

Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
Chili powder to taste (optional)
2 tbsp Oil
Few curry leaves
Finely chopped coriander leaves

1 tbsp Grated Coconut
1 tbsp Ghee
Lemon juice to taste

Method

• Heat 1tbsp. pure ghee / unsalted butter and fry sooji/rava ,on a moderate heat, stiring constantly to light brown color and set aside.
• Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter.
• Add the daals : channa & urad & curry leaves to it and fry till they turn red.
• Add onion, ginger and green chilies. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
• Add all the vegetables, turmeric & chili powder, and salt to taste.
• Now add 3 cups of water and cover the pan and allow it simmer on low heat until the vegetables are done.
• Add the fried sooji/rava with the fried peanuts to it by stirring constantly, till it becomes thick.
• Take off from the heat and add lemon juice if desired.
• Serve hot garnished with grated coconut and coriander leaves.

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Vermicelli/Simei/Semiya Khir

Ingredients

Vermicelli/Semiya/Simei - 1 cup
Milk - 1 litre
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Salt - A pinch
Cashew nuts(split) - 10 nos
Raisins(Kismis) - A few
Cardamom - 5 nos (crushed)
Ghee

Method

In a pan, add little ghee and roast vermicelli and keep it aside.
In another pan, boil the milk.
Add the vermicelli and cook on a low heat for about 7-10 minuts.
Add sugar, crushed cardamom and salt and bring to boil.
Finally, sprinkle with fried cashew nuts and raisins.
Serve hot or chilled.

Khichdi

Ingredients

Rice ( Arua Chaula )- 1 Cup
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Moong Dal ( Muga Dali )- 1/2 Cup
Beans -1/2 Cup( chopped )
Cauliflower  Florets-1 cup
Carrot ( Gajar ) -1/2 Cup ( cut in to cubes )
Cumin ( Jeera )- 1 tsp
Cashew nuts-Few
Turmeric Powder- 1 tsp
Water - 2 and 1/2  Cups
Sugar- 1 tsp
Salt to taste.

Method

Wash rice and dal together.
Heat up the ghee in a pressurecooker and mix in cumin seeds & cashew nuts.
When the seeds crackle mix in the vegetables,rice and dal and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
Mix turmeric powder and continue to stir fry for 2 minutes.
Mix in 2 and 1/2 cups of water with 1 tsp sugar and salt to taste.
Cover the lid and cook n high flame up to one whistle.
Now cook in low flame for another whistle and keep aside.
Serve with pure ghee.