Rava kichadi | Sooji Kichadi | Rawa Khicadi - Pressure Cooker Method Is a tasty one pot south indian tiffin variety. I love upma varieties, and even if I am having Upma daily I wont regret. Instead of cooking in pan I generally cook Rava kichadi in Cooker as its lump free and easy to cook. Rava Kichadi - Pressure Cooker Method Preparation Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 25 mins | Serves : 3 Ingredients: Sooji /Rava - 1 cup, roasted Onion - 1, thinely sliced Tomato - 1, finely chopped Carrot - 1, small cubes Beans - 4, cored and chopped Frozen/Fresh peas - 3 tbsp Frozen/Fresh corn - 3 tbsp Green chilli - 1, slit Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Garam masala - 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp Water - 2 cups + 1/4 cup Cardamom pods - 1 Cinnamon - 1/8 stick Cloves - 1 Bay leaf - 1 Fennel seeds powder - 1/8 tsp Star Ansie - 1 Salt - as needed Oil - 1 tbsp Ghee - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves and Coriander leaves - few
Method:
Boil 2 cups of water in a kettle or in stove and keep aside Add oil to the pressure cooker and when the oil is hot add clove, bay leaf, Star Ansie, cardamom pod, cinnamon and fennel seed powder; cook for 30 secs. Add onion, green chilli and ginger-garlic paste and sauté them till the onions are translucent. Add tomato and cook till they became mushy Add carrot, beans, corn and peas; sauté till vegetables are half cooked. Add garam masala ,turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and cook for a minute
Add the roasted rava and sauté for a minute. Add hot water, salt and ghee; close the pressure cooker, cook till the steam comes well and switch off (like we cook Idli). Open the cooker after the pressure relases
Add coriander leaves and serve with any chutney
Notes:
Instead of pressure cooker method Can also cook the kichadi in pan Potato, cauliflower or any other veggies of your choice can be added Fresh vegetables can be used instead of frozen Can skip whole garam masala and prepare kichadi
