Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1.5 cup Rava / Sooji
- 1 Large Big Onion
- 4 to 5 Green Chilli
- 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- 1 Medium Tomato
- ¾ Cup Mixed Vegetables ((carrot, beans, peas))
- 4.5 to 5 Cups Water
- ⅛ tsp Turmeric Powder
- Salt (As Required)
- 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice (Optional)
- 8 to 10 Cashew Nuts
- 2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- ½ tsp Urad Dal
- 1 tbsp Chana Dal
- 2 sprig Curry Leaves
- 2 to 3 tbsp Oil / Ghee
Instruction
- First, get ready with the ingredients. Chop onion lengthwise and slit green chilli. Also chop tomato and all the veggies finely.
- In a heavy-bottomed pan, add little ghee, fry cashews till golden brown and keep by side. In the same pan, add little more ghee and add the sooji. Roast in medium flame till nice aroma wafts and till golden colour. Don't burn it. Keep aside. Then add oil/ghee and temper with the ingredients are given in the table 'To temper' and let it splutter.
- Now add onion, green chilli and saute till it turns transparent. Then add ginger paste, tomato and saute until it turns mushy and the raw smell leaves.
- Add the veggies and saute for 2 minutes. Now pour the water and add turmeric powder.
- Add required salt. Once the water starts roll boiling, add sooji very slowly and in a sprinkled way to avoid the formation of lumps. Sooji starts to absorb the water very quickly. Keep 1/2 cup of hot water by side (if the water is absorbed quickly, you can add a little more).
- Keep stirring, else lumps will be formed. Cover the pan with a lid, as the sooji splutters too much. Cook in very low flame for 8 to 10 minutes until it turns soft and mushy (sooji only not the veggies). Add coriander leaves.
- Now add fried cashews and squeeze lemon juice. Finally, add ghee and mix well.Melt in mouth sooji khichdi is ready to serve.
