🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Khara Bath

Name: Khara Bath
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 1 tbsp, minced Ginger; 2, slit Green Chili; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 2 sprigs Curry Leaves; 1/2 Lemon; 1 cup, chopped Mixed Vegetables; 1/4 cup Cashews; 1 cup Semolina (Rava)

🇮🇳 Indian

Karnataka khara bath, upma by another name with better marketing. The 20-minute breakfast that has fed half a billion mornings. Plate with a wedge of lemon and extra fried curry leaves.

Prep 15 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Ginger1 tbsp, minced
Green Chili2, slit
Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry Leaves2 sprigs
Lemon1/2
Mixed Vegetables1 cup, chopped
Cashews1/4 cup
Semolina (Rava)1 cup

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Prepare the semolina (rava): roast if it's rava, rinse if it's poha, soak if it needs it.
2
Heat oil and crackle mustard seeds till they pop like popcorn, then add curry leaves — stand back — and the green chilies.
3
Fry the onions till soft and translucent, add ginger and turmeric; two minutes more.
4
Add the mixed vegetables, saute a minute, then fold in the prepared semolina (rava) with salt and a splash of water.
5
Rest covered off the heat for five minutes, fluff, and top with the cashews and a hard squeeze of lemon.

Chef's tip

Taste as you go — chili heat, salt and sourness should all lift each other, not fight.

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