Rava Kichadi | Sooji Kichadi | Rawa Khicadi – Pressure Cooker Method

Rava kichadi | Sooji Kichadi | Rawa Khicadi – Pressure Cooker Method Is a tasty one pot south indian tiffin variety.
I love upma varieties, and even if I am having Upma daily I wont regret. Instead of cooking in pan I generally cook Rava kichadi in Cooker as its lump free and easy to cook.

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Ingredients

• Sooji /Rava - 1 cup roasted
• Onion - 1 thinely sliced
• Tomato - 1 finely chopped
• Carrot - 1 small cubes
• Beans - 4 cored and chopped
• Frozen/Fresh peas - 3 tbsp
• Frozen/Fresh corn - 3 tbsp
• Green chilli - 1 slit
• Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Water - 2 cups + 1/4 cup
• Cardamom pods - 1
• Cinnamon - 1/8 stick
• Cloves - 1
• Bay leaf - 1
• Fennel seeds powder - 1/8 tsp
• Star Ansie - 1
• Salt - as needed
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Ghee - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves and Coriander leaves - few

Instructions

• Boil 2 cups of water in a kettle or in stove and keep aside
• Add oil to the pressure cooker and when the oil is hot add clove, bay leaf, Star Ansie, cardamom pod, cinnamon and fennel seed powder; cook for 30 secs.
• Add onion, green chilli and ginger-garlic paste and sauté them till the onions are translucent. Add tomato and cook till they became mushy
• Add carrot, beans, corn and peas; sauté till vegetables are half cooked. Add garam masala ,turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and cook for a minute
• Add the roasted rava and sauté for a minute. Add hot water, salt and ghee; close the pressure cooker, cook till the steam comes well and switch off (like we cook Idli). Open the cooker after the pressure relases
• Add coriander leaves and serve with any chutney

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Notes

1. Instead of pressure cooker method Can also cook the kichadi in pan
2. Potato, cauliflower or any other veggies of your choice can be added
3. Fresh vegetables can be used instead of frozen
4. Can skip whole garam masala and prepare kichadi

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Rava Kichadi – Pressure Cooker Method

Preparation Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 25 mins | Serves : 3

Ingredients:

Sooji /Rava –  1 cup, roasted

Onion – 1, thinely sliced

Tomato – 1, finely chopped

Carrot – 1, small cubes

Beans – 4, cored and chopped

Frozen/Fresh peas – 3 tbsp

Frozen/Fresh corn – 3 tbsp

Green chilli – 1, slit

Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp

Garam masala – 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder – 1/2 tsp

Cumin Powder – 1/4 tsp

Water – 2  cups + 1/4 cup

Cardamom pods – 1

Cinnamon – 1/8 stick

Cloves – 1

Bay leaf – 1

Fennel seeds powder – 1/8 tsp

Star Ansie – 1

Salt – as needed

Oil – 1 tbsp

Ghee – 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves and Coriander leaves  – few

Method:

• Boil 2 cups of water in a kettle or in stove and keep aside
• Add oil to the pressure cooker and when the oil is hot add clove, bay leaf, Star Ansie, cardamom pod, cinnamon and fennel seed powder; cook for 30 secs.
• Add onion, green chilli and ginger-garlic paste and sauté them till the onions are translucent. Add tomato and cook till they became mushy
• Add carrot, beans, corn and peas; sauté till vegetables are half cooked. Add garam masala ,turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and cook for a minute

• Add the roasted rava and sauté for a minute. Add hot water, salt and ghee; close the pressure cooker, cook till the steam comes well and switch off (like we cook Idli). Open the cooker after the pressure relases

• Add coriander leaves and serve with any chutney

Notes:

• Instead of pressure cooker method Can also cook the kichadi in pan
• Potato, cauliflower or any other veggies of your choice can be added
• Fresh vegetables can be used instead of frozen
• Can skip whole garam masala and prepare kichadi