Chow Chow Bath (South Indian Breakfast - Upma & Kesari Bath)

Ingredients for Sweet

• Rava (Soji) - 1 cup
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Water - 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 3/4 cup (adjust the taste)
• Kesari / Saffron - a pinch (mixed with warm milk)
• Ghee - 1/2 cup 
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cashews - 2 tsp 
• Raisin - 1 tsp

Method for sweet

1. Fry rava for few minutes keep aside
2. Heat milk and water in a pan bring to boil
3. Add Ghee in that milk again bring boil on low flame
4. Add Rava, gently keep stirring till rava cook in low flame. Make sure no lumps are formed.
5. Add sugar ,stir till mix the sugar well until thick and comes together 
6. Add cardamom powder and kesar milk mix well
7. Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashews and raisins till golden
8. Garnish the sweet dish with cashews and raisins

Ingredients for Rava Vegetable Upma

• Rava (Soji) - 1 cup
• Oil - 5 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Chana dal - 1 tsp
• Vegetables (capsicum, carrot, beans, Potato, Peas, cabbage shredded) - 1/4 cup each
• Curry leaves - 1 stalk
• Green chillies - 2/3 (finely chopped)
• Coriander leaves - 1 tsp (finely chopped)
• Salt to taste
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp (optional)
• Coconut - 5 tsp (grated)
• Cashews - 1 tsp
• Butter - 1 tsp
• Hot water - 2 - 3 cups

Method for Rawa upma

1. Fry rava for few minutes keep aside
2. Heat oil in wok
3. Add mustard, chana dal, curry leaves, chillies, cashews fry for few minutes
4. Add potato, capsicum stirfry for few till capsicum and potato tender
5. Add remaining vegetables stirfry
6. Add water, salt close the lid for few minutes till all the vegetables tender in a medium flame
7. Add rava stir for few minutes again close the lid till rava done 
8. Add butter, coconut mix well
9. Add lemon juice and coriander mix well

Chow Chow bhaath ready to serve

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