Khara bath recipe | Karnataka style Rava bath

Ingredients

• 1 cup Rava (Semolina)
• 3 cups Water
• 1 Onion
• 1 Tomato
• 1/2 Carrot
• 3 Beans
• 1/2 Capsicum
• 2 tsp Ginger (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder (See notes for substitution)
• 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder
• 1/8 tsp Turmeric
• 3 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped )
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Grated coconut
• 1 tsp Ghee
• Salt
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 2 tsp Urad dal
• 1 tbsp Chana dal
• 6 Cashew nuts

Instructions

1. 1

   First boil water separately in a bowl.

2. 2

   Heat a kadai and add the items under ‘To temper” in order. That is once oil + ghee is hot, splutter mustard and add other items one by one.

3. 3

   Add very finely chopped ginger, slit green chilli.

4. 4

   Roast until the dal, cashew turn golden. Add sliced onion.

5. 5

   Once onion turns transparent, add finely chopped vegetables, chopped tomato. Fry for a minute in medium flame.

6. 6

   Add turmeric, spice powders and salt. Give it a stir.

7. 7

   Then, add rava and roast well for a minute.

8. 8

   After that, add boiling water carefully to it in low flame. After that, boil in high flame until its like porridge.

9. 9

   Then, cook covered for 8- 10 minutes. Stirring in between once.

10. 10

    Once the khara bath gets cooked, lastly add the remaining 1 tsp ghee, lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves, grated coconut.