A variation of Uppittu/Upma. This is a tasty breakfast or evening snack prepared using semolina and vegetables. When this is served along with Kesaribhath/Sajjige a sweet dish it is called as chow chow bhath. Wash this down with a cup of hot filter coffee.
Cuisine: Karnataka
Time Required: 30 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
3 Cups Rawa/Semolina/Sooji
6 Cups Water
1 small Potato
2 Tomato
2 Onion
1 Carrot
5 Beans
¼ Cup Shelled Peas
¼ Cup Capsicum
3 – 4 tbsp Vangibhath Powder
3 – 6 tbsp Oil
1tsp Kadalebele/Bengal Gram
1tsp Uddinabele/Urad Dal/Black Gram split
1tsp Sasve/Mustard Seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
Few Cashew nuts, fried in Ghee
Few Curry Leaves
Juice of 1 Lemon
1/2 Cup Grated Fresh Coconut
Few sprigs of Coriander leaves, chopped
1tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter (Optional)
Salt to taste
Method:
Peel Potato, Carrot, and chop into small pieces. String Beans and chop into small pieces. Chop Tomatoes, Onion, and Capsicum.
Steam or boil Potato, Bean, Peas and Carrot for 5 minutes and keep it aside. In a kadai/pan roast Rawa for 2 minutes and keep it aside.
Keep water to boil and in the meanwhile heat Oil in a kadai and add Kadalebele/Bengal Gram, Uddinabele/Urad Dal/Black Gram split, Sasve/Mustard Seeds, and Turmeric powder.
When the lentils turn pink and the Sasve/Mustard Seeds starts to splutter add Curry leaves. Add Onion and saute for two minutes.
Next add Capsicum and stir for a minute. Add Tomatoes and cook until they turn soft.
Add the Rawa and the steamed/boiled Vegetables and mix well.
Add Vangibath powder and Salt.
Add boiling water and mix well.
Close the lid and cook on medium flame for a minute. Open the lid, add Lemon juice mix well and again close the lid and cook a minute. Add Coconut and Coriander leaves and mix well.
Add Ghee, Cashew nuts, and mix well. Remove to a serving dish. Garnish with more Coconut and Coriander leaves.
Serve hot with your choice of chutney and raitha.
While serving you can mold it the Kharabath in a container and put it upside down on a plate.
Fryums like traditional Papad and Sandige are a great accompaniment with Kharabath.
