Khara Bath Recipe | Masala Rava Kichadi

      Khara bath a very delicious and very tasty karnataka breakfast item.'khara' means spicy 'bath' means upma.Its a twin of kesari bath which is a sweet.This two items together make chow chow bath.
While staying in Bangalore we used to eat all the karnataka specials including this at a nearby joint .Not only there every restaurant in Bangalore serves chow chow bath even in office canteen we often see this pair.
   Chow chow bath =  Khara Bath +Kesari bath with a good amount of coconut or peanut chutney.
  At early morning on Bangalore road with the fog  on the air ,when you eat chow chow bath pairing with a filter coffee you should feel like you have attained all the wishes of your life.It is a bliss !!!

   Chow chow bath =  Khara Bath +Kesari bath with a good amount of coconut or peanut chutney.
  At early morning on Bangalore road with the fog  on the air ,when you eat chow chow bath pairing with a filter coffee you should feel like you have attained all the wishes of your life.It is a bliss !!!    
     Usually upma is a predominant breakfast in south India and is prepared with rava/sooji/cream of wheat/semolina also with wheat rava(coarse grain of rava) and Rice rava(coarse grain of rice) .Sometimes bread  or sabudana is used in upma preparation.

     Khara bath is made with the same rava and is a cousin of rava kichadi.In khara bath there is a special spice powder added to make the upma extra delicious and different .With the hint of ghee and fresh ground masala and with coconut,this is the best breakfast/brunch any one would ever have.
   You can add vegetables of your choice while making.I prefer carrot,peas,beans .You can also add potato or bell pepper ,if you like their taste.List of items in the ingredients list seems to be very long, but believe me its a simple recipe with the ingredients in your pantry.
Got inspired from chitra but tried the original recipe.

Step by step picture recipe for making khara bath recipe:

• Roast rava until you get a smell of it.Roast the ingredients to make powder.Cool and powder it to coarse consistency.

• Chop vegetables (carrot,onion,tomato and slit green chilies).Add oil and ghee to tava .While its hot,add mustard seeds.After the mustard seeds splutter ,add urad dal.When urad dal changes color.Add curry leaves,green chilies and ginger.Saute for a second.Add onion and saute until it is transparent .Add tomato and cook it through.Add turmeric powder and give a saute.

• Add vegetables and saute for a minute.Then add required water ,salt and khara bath powder.When water is boiling,add roasted rava.Rava absorb all of the water and will become thick.Finally garnish with lemon juice(optional),coconut(optional) and coriander leaves.

• Khara bath is ready to enjoy .You don't need any sides ,if you wish make coconut chutney.

                                             Khara Bath Recipe                                   

                    How to make masala rava kichadi recipe  

 Cuisine: Indian   Category:Breakfast Prep time:10 minutes  Cook time:20 minutes 
Total Time:30 minutes
 recipe source:santhisthaligai

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups sooji.
• 2 tbsp powder.(adjust).
• 1 onion
• 1 tomato
• Vegetables(1 carrot,6 beans chopped,few peas )
• 2 green chilies.
• 1 3/4  tsp salt.
• 3 1/4 cup water.
• lemon juice(optional).
• 1/2 inch ginger.
• turmeric powder.

Tempering:

• 2 tbsp oil(can use little less)
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp urad dal.
• few curry leaves.

Garnishing:

• 2 tsp coconut grated(for garnishing you can skip).
• few coriander leaves.

Powder:

• 2 tsp coriander seeds.
• 3 red chilies.
• 1 tsp gram dal(potukkadalai).
• 2 tsp coconut.
• urad dal.
• 2 cloves.
• 1 inch cloves.

Method:

• Roast rava until you get a smell of it.
• Roast the ingredients to make powder.Cool and powder it to coarse consistency.
• Chop vegetables (carrot,onion,tomato and slit green chilies).
• Add oil and ghee to tava .While its hot,add mustard seeds.
• After the mustard seeds splutter ,add urad dal.
• When urad dal changes color.Add curry leaves,green chilies and ginger.
• Saute for a second.Add onion and saute until it is transparent .
• Add tomato and cook it through.
• Add turmeric powder and give a saute.
• Add vegetables and saute for a minute.Then add required water ,salt and khara bath powder.
• When water is boiling,add roasted rava.
• Rava absorb all of the water and will become thick.
• Finally garnish with lemon juice(optional),coconut(optional) and coriander leaves.
• Khara bath is ready to enjoy .You don't need any sides ,if you wish make coconut chutney.

Remember: Adding of mentioned ghee and oil makes the kichadi very delicious.