KHARA BATH (VEGETABLE UPMA)

Ingredients: 

• Rava/Semolina/Sooji/Godhuma nooka - 1 cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Onions - 2 (Sliced)
• Chopped Tomato - 1
• Green peas - 4 tbsp
• Carrot - 1
• Green chillies - 3
• Chopped ginger - 1 tbsp
• Chana dal - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Ingredients for Seasoning(Talimpu):

• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Butter/Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds(Aavalu) - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 pinch
• Red chilli - 1
• Curry leaves - 1 string

Method:

• Boil 3 cups of water, add salt to taste and set aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan add all seasoning(Talimpu) ingredients. When they start spluttering then add chana dal, green chillies, chopped ginger and onion slices and saute along with the butter/oil. 
• Once onions are golden brown add turmeric powder and coriander powder & mix and quickly add chopped tomatoes and stir to avoid burning off of the powders.
• Once the tomatoes are cooked for couple of minutes add all your vegetables and stir fry them to cook.
• Once vegetables are 3/4th done add 1 cup of Sooji/Rava/Semolina and stir until you can dectect the aroma of fried Rava.
• Now add the boiling water slowly stirring all the while. Make sure you do this on medium heat.
• Stir well and switch off the flame. 
• Serve Khara bath with coconut chutney and any pickle.