Rava Kichadi
Also known as Rava Upma, Hotel Style Rava Kichadi, Wedding Rava Kichadi, Breakfast Rava Kichadi · Veg · Tiffin, One-pot meals
Good for: Rainy Day
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Rava kichadi, a Tamil Nadu breakfast of roasted rava with carrot, beans and peas, finished with ghee. Mild, serves 2, a quick 25 minutes, step-by-step video.
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Ingredients
19 itemsRava1 cup
Sunflower Oil1.5 tbsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Chana Dal2 tsp
Urad Dal (split)2 tsp
Ginger½ inch
Tomato1
Onion½
Cashew (half)10
Green Chilli2
Curry leaves5
Beans5
Carrot1
Green Peas¼ cup
Salt1.5 tsp
Turmeric Powder½ tsp
Water4 cup
Coriander Leaves1 tbsp
Ghee1 tbsp
Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 2. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 614kcal | 1228kcal |
| Protein | 17g | 34g |
| Carbohydrate | 84g | 168g |
| Fat | 23g | 47g |
| Fibre | 8.9g | 18g |
| Sugar | 6.1g | 12g |
Cookd masalas for rava
Method
- 1
Dry roast the Rava for a minute and keep aside.
Rava
- 2
In a Kadai, heat 1.5 tbsp of oil. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, and allow the mustard seeds to splutter.
Sunflower OilMustard SeedsChana DalUrad Dal (split)
- 3
Add cashew nuts, slit green chilli, curry leaves, chopped ginger, and saute for a minute.
GingerCashew (half)Green ChilliCurry leaves
- 4
Add finely chopped onions and saute until the onions are translucent.
Onion
- 5
Add finely chopped tomatoes and saute until the tomatoes are mushy.
Tomato
- 6
Add the carrots, beans, and green peas. Add the salt, turmeric powder, and saute for 2 mins.
BeansCarrotGreen PeasSaltTurmeric Powder
- 7
Add 4 cups of water and bring the water to a boil.
Water
- 8
Add the roasted Rava and stir continuously until all the water is absorbed and the kichadi is cooked.
- 9
Add Coriander leaves, Ghee and mix well.
Coriander LeavesGhee
- 10
Remove from the heat, serve hot with Coconut Chutney.
Before you start
- How long does Rava Kichadi take?
- 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Rava Kichadi serve?
- 2. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Rava Kichadi vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Rava Kichadi spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Rava Kichadi?
- 1 cup Rava, 1 tbsp Ghee, ¼ cup Green Peas, 1 Tomato, ½ Onion, 10 Cashew (half), and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Rava Kichadi?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Rava Kichadi?
- About 614 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
Read every tip →vaishnaviFebruary 2023
it was perfect breakfast really... I will be always thinking about the bf what will be the bf tomorrow 🥴.. suddenly I seen ur khichadi post in cookd channel by night itself..and I'm eagerly waited for doing by morning and this is my output 🙌🤙🤩🥳..came out very well...
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DDJanuary 2023
came out well 😍
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A Cookd cookSeptember 2022
Yummy
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vijay GDJune 2024
super recipe 🥰🥰👑👑
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A Cookd cookMarch 2023
I like this recipe 😋
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gowri sankar GopalakrishnanFebruary 2023
came out really well today
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DhakshawMarch 2022
i literally loved it
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AbinayaJanuary 2022
I love with khichdi..!!
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Imran BashaDecember 2021
It was delicious 😋
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hemalatha loganathanDecember 2021
came out well. 😊
