Rava Kichadi

Upma is always a easy breakfast.But how many of us are a big fan of upma.I hate upma and whenever my mom makes it i eat it without interest.But there is another version of this simple upma which is a tasting divine.My mom's version of rava kichadi.



Ingredients
Rava - 1 cup (Double roasted)
Vegetables cooked - 1cup (Optional)
Onion - 1 thinly sliced
Tomato - 1 thinly sliced
Curry Leaves- a handful
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Water - 3cups
salt required
oil required
ghee required

To Grind:
Fennel/Saunf/perunjeeragam/sombhu - 1teaspoon
green chillies - 2
ginger - 1 small piece

To temper

Mustard and Urad dal - 1teaspoon

Method:

1. Grind all the ingredients given under to grind to a smooth paste.If u wish it to be coarse,u can go ahead with that too.
2. Heat a pan with oil and ghee,preferrably non stick.once hot,add tempering items and once it  splutters and changes colour,throw in the curry leaves and onion.
3. when onion turns transparant,add tomatoes and the grinded paste.Saute well till the raw smell leaves.add required salt and turmeric powder.Now add 3cups of water to it and allow it to boil.
4. once it starts to boil,add rava slowly and mix continuously orelse it will form lumps.when all the liquid is absorbed,add ghee and at one point of time the entire mass will start coming off the pan.Remove and serve hot with chutney.