Rawa Kichadi

Rawa Kichadi:

This is a yummy recipe and can be prepared in minutes. The colourful appearance and rich spicy aroma creates watery mouth. This pairs best with fresh coconut chutney. This adds to the nutritional value also as vegetables like peas, carrot, beans, capsicum are added to this.

What is needed:

·         Rawa                           - 1 cup

·         Ghee                           - 2 tbsp

·         Vegetables                  - 1 cup

·         Onion                          - 2

·         Grated ginger garlic    - 1 tbsp

·         Green chilly                 - 2

·         Tomato                        - 1

·         Turmeric pwd              - ¼ tsp

·         Coriander leaves         - handful

·         Salt to taste

For Masala Powder:

·         Clove                           - 1

·         Red chilly                    - 1

·         Fennel seed                - ½ tbsp

·         Cinnamon                   - 1

Roast them dry, cool and grind to fine powder.

How to Prepare:

1. Take a dry fry pan, drop rawa in it and roast it until fragrant.


2. Take it aside.


3. Wash and cut all the vegetables to desired size and half cook them with salt.


4. Add 2 tbsp ghee to the pan, add masala pwd, chopped onion pieces.


5. Fry it to transculent, add finely grated ginger and garlic pieces, green chillies slit lengthwise and sauté them.


6. Add chopped tomato pieces and allow to cook covered for 2 to 3 mins.


7. Add 2 ½ cups hot water, turmeric pwd, salt and mix them.


8. Allow to boil, drop roasted rawa with continuous stirring.


9. Reduce the heat, stir well, add vegetables and cover it. Cook for 5 mins by stirring often.


10.  See for salt and adjust seasonings.

11. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.