Krishna Jayanthi Special Recipes | ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ ಜನ್ಮಾಷ್ಟಮಿ ರೆಸಿಪೀಸ್

Gokul Ashtami or Krishna Jayanthi will feature recipes made with rice flakes. The birth of Krishna is celebrated with the distribution of sweets and spicy treats made at home. Along with all the offerings of sweets and savories, you will find rice flakes, butter and milk offered to the god.

Shri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated all over India to make the birth Anniversary of Lord Krishna. All temples will be decorated with lights and flowers and at midnight. Here is a collection of easy and traditional Gokul Ashtami recipes – some recipes are very easy to prepare with stepwise pictures. The collection includes sweets and savoury snacks mostly south Indian varieties.

Groundnut Laddu | ಕಡಲೆಬೀಜ ಉಂಡೆ

Ingredients

1. Groundnuts (peanuts ) - 1 cup
2. Sesame Seeds - 1 tbsp
3. Jaggery - 1/2 cup, crushed
4. Water - a little
5. Dry coconut - 2 tbsp, grated
6. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
7. Ghee - 1 tbsp

Preparation

1. Take a pan, add a tbsp of sesame seeds & dry roast them for few seconds.
2. Transfer them into a plate.
3. In the same pan, add a cup of groundnuts and dry roast them until color change for 2 minutes on a low flame.
4. Peel the skin off from them.
5. Transfer them into a blending jar and powder them coarsely.
6. Keep the groundnuts coarse powder aside.
7. Take a pan, add 1/2 cup of crushed jaggery and a little water.
8. Allow the jaggery to melt.
9. Keep stirring while boiling until one string comes.
10. Add groundnuts coarse powder, roasted sesame seeds, a tbsp of grated dry coconut, 1/4 tsp of cardamom powder.
11. Mix and combine well, keep mixing until the mixture separates the pan.
12. Transfer the mixture into a bowl and allow the mixture to cool for a minute.
13. Add a tbsp of ghee and mix them well when it is still warm.
14. Take a hand full of the mixture and prepare laddu-sized balls.
15. That's it! Groundnuts Laddus are ready.

Chakli | ಚಕ್ಲಿ

Ingredients

1. Rice flour - 1 cup
2. Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
3. Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
4. Water - as needed
5. Salt - 1/4 tsp

Preparation

1. Take a pan, add a cup of water and allow the water to boil.
2. Add a tbsp of sesame seeds, 1/2 tsp of red chili powder, 1/4 tsp of cumin & 1/4 tsp of salt.
3. Give them a mix.
4. Add a cup of rice flour, mix it until well combined.
5. Add little water if needed, mix and make a soft dough.
6. Keep mixing and cook for a minute on a low flame.
7. Turn off the flame, close the pan and rest it for 2 minutes.
8. After 2 mins, open the lid and knead the dough well until it becomes soft and has no cracks.
9. Take a half of the dough portion.
10. Make it more soft and make a lengthy dough roll using your hands.
11. Take a chakli maker and grease it including the plate.
12. Fill the chakli maker with a rolled dough.
13. Close the roller.
14. Take a butter or any oil paper, roll the chaklis slowly.
15. Take a pan, add cooking oil for deep frying and allow the oil to heat for some time.
16. Carefully drop the chakli dough into the hot oil.
17. Deep fry the until chaklis comes golden in color om a medium flame.
18. When done, transfer the fried chaklis into a serving plate.
19. That's it! Chakli is ready to be served.

Thick Flattened Lemon Rice | Gatti Avalakki Chitranna | ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ

Ingredients

1. Poha ( flattened rice ) - 1 cup
2. Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
3. Mustard - 1/4 tsp
4. Cumin - 1/4 tsp
5. Ground nuts - 2 tbsp
6. Chana dal - 1 tsp
7. Urad dal - 1 tsp
8. Green chilies - 2 chopped
9. Curry leaves - few
10. Salt - 1/4 tsp
11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
12. Coconut - 2 tbsp, grated
13. Lemon juice - 1/2 of the lemon
14. Coriander leaves - few, chopped
15. Water - as needed

Preparation

1. Take a bowl, add a cup of poha (flattened rice) and some water to wash the flattened rice.
2. Wash the poha nicely and drain out the water.
3. Add some water to soak flattened rice and soak it for a minute only.
4. After a minute, take a strainer and a bowl to strain the water completely.
5. Keep the drained and soaked poha aside.
6. Take a pan, add 2 tbsp of cooking oil and allow to cooking oil to heat on a low flame.
7. Add 1/4 tsp of mustard and allow them to crackle.
8. Add 1/4 tsp of cumin seeds and 1/4 cup of groundnuts.
9. Fry them for a minute.
10. Add a tsp of chana dal & a tsp of urad dal.
11. Fry them for few seconds.
12. Add 2 chopped green chilies and few curry leaves.
13. Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder and salt as per taste.
14. Mix them well.
15. Add soaked & drained flattened rice and mix them well.
16. Add 2 tbsp of grated coconut, few chopped coriander leaves and a tsp of lemon juice.
17. Give them a nice mix.
18. Close the pan and cook for a minute on a low flame.
19. Open the lid and mix it again.
20. Turn off the flame.
21. That's it! Thick Flattened Lemon Rice (Gatti Avalakki Chitranna) is ready to be served.

Serve with a coconut chutney and this combination goes well.

Thin Poha Panchakajjaya | ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಪಂಚಕಜ್ಜಾಯ

Ingredients

1. Rice flakes - 1 cup
2. Coconut - 1/2 cup, grated
3. Jaggery - 1/2 cup, crushed
4. Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp
5. Ghee - 1 tsp

Preparation

1. Take a bowl, add 1/2 cup of crushed jaggery 1/2 cup of grated coconut, 1 tsp of ghee.
2. Mix these ingredients well.
3. Add 1 cup of rice flakes & 1/8 tsp of cardamom powder.
4. Mix them well evenly.
5. That's it! Panchakajjaya is ready

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Saagu | Veg Kurma | ಸಾಗು | ವೆಜ್ ಕೂರ್ಮಾ

Veg kurma or saagu are typical traditional and authentic south Indian, karnataka curry. It is prepared with the mixed combination of spices, coconut and vegetables. In short, saagu is a coconut rich veg curry with combination of variety of vegetables and spices. Saagu recipe goes well with set dosa or poori.

For Masala paste

1. Coconut - 1/4 cup, sliced
2. Cashew nuts - few
3. Ginger - 1/2 inch, chopped
4. Garlic - 6, pods
5. Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch, crushed
6. Cloves -2
7. Green cardamom pod - 1
8. Green chilies - 3
9. Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
10. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
12. Poppy seeds - 1 tbsp
13. Coriander leaves - few
14. Water - as needed

For Veg Kurma (Saagu) ingredients

1. Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
2. Bay leaf - 2, small
3. Onion - 1, finely chopped
4. Fresh green peas - 1/4 cup
5. Potato - 1, chopped
6. Tomato - 1, chopped
7. Carrot - 1/4 cup
8. Beans - 1/4 cup, chopped
9. Water - as needed
10. Salt - as per taste
11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Preparation

1. Take a blending jar, add 1/4 cup of sliced coconut, few cashew nuts, 1/2 inch of chopped ginger, 6 pods of garlic, 1/2 inch of crushed cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, a green cardamom, 3 green chilies, 1/4 tsp of fennel seeds, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, a tbsp of poppy seeds, few coriander leaves and little water.
2. Blend these ingredients into a smooth paste.
3. Keep this masala paste aside.
4. Take a pan and add 2 tbsp of cooking oil.
5. Allow to cooking oil to heat for some time.
6. Add 2 bay leaves and a finely chopped onion.
7. Sauté the onions well for 2 minutes on low flame.
8. Add 1/4 cup of fresh green peas, a chopped potato, 1/4 cup of chopped carrot, and 1/4 cup of chopped beans.
9. Sauté them well for 2 minutes.
10. Add a chopped tomato & sauté it for a minute.
11. Add blended masala paste.
12. Add little water into the jar and add the remaining masala into the pan
13. Add a tsp of coriander powder and little salt to taste.
14. Mix it well.
15. Check the consistency of gravy. If required, add some water .
16. Close the pan and cook for 10 mins on a low flame.
17. Give it a mix occasionally.
18. Open the lid and give a nice mix.
19. That's it! Veg Kurma or Sagu is ready.

Serve this with poori, chapati, roti, ghee rice or plain rice.

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Puri | Poori | ಪೂರಿ

Puri is a deep-fried bread made from unleavened whole-wheat flour that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It is eaten for breakfast or as a snack or light meal. It is usually served with a savory curry or bhaji, as in puri bhaji, but may also be eaten with sweet dishes.

Ingredients

1. Wheat flour -2 cups
2. Chiroti rava - 1 tbsp
3. Sugar - 1 tsp, optional
4. Milk - 1 tbsp
5. Cooking oil - a little + for deep frying
6. Water - as needed

Preparation

1. Take a bowl, add 250g of wheat flour, a tbsp of chiroti rava, a tsp of sugar, and a little cooking oil.
2. Mix these ingredients well.
3. Add water little by little and mix it well to make a soft dough.
4. Cover the dough and rest it for 30 minutes.
5. After 30 minutes, knead the dough again a little.
6. Take a half portion of the dough and make a ball.
7. Grease the dough ball and plate it on a chapati roller
8. Roll it with a your palm and cut it into half.
9. Take the half of the rolled dough & roll it again a little.
10. Cut them into 4 small potions.
11. Take a small portion and make a ball.
12. Gently press it between your palm and transfer it into a plate.
13. Prepare the remaining dough and keep them aside.
14. Take a chapati roller and grease the dough.
15. Place it on a chapati roller and roll the dough ball uniformly.
16. Roll it slightly thick, like a poori.
17. Transfer the rolled poori onto a plate.
18. Roll the remaining dough balls as well & keep them aside.
19. Take a pan and add cooking oil for deep frying.
20. Allow to cooking oil to heat for some time.
21. Drop the rolled poori carefully into the hot oil.
22. Press the poori lightly with a frying ladle and poori will puff up.
23. Flip the poori and roast till it becomes golden in color.
24. Transfer the fried poori onto a plate.
25. That's it! Poori is ready to be served.

Serve the pooris with veg kurma (sagu) or chutney.

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Egg Bhurji |Masala Egg Bhurji | ಮಸಾಲಾ ಎಗ್ ಬುರ್ಜಿ

Indian style spiced scrambled eggs popularly known as Anda bhurji. Anda is a Hindi word that translates to eggs and bhurji refers to scramble.

It is the easiest you can make anytime and takes just about 20 mins also requires less ingredients.

It is a spicy and flavourful Indian style scrambled eggs recipe that is quite famous in the streets of India. It is easy to make, healthy, and tastes delicious.

Ingredients

1. Eggs - 6
2. Cooking oil or Butter - 3 tbsp
3. Onions - 3, finely chopped
4. Tomato - 1, finely chopped
5. Red chili powder - 1 tsp
6. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
7. Chicken masala powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
9. Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
10. Ginger garlic - 1/2 tsp, crushed
11. Green chili - 1, chopped
12. Coriander leaves - few, chopped
13. Curry leaves - few
14. Salt - to taste

Preparation

1. Take 6 an eggs, break them into a bowl & discard the egg shells.
2. Whisk the eggs well & keep it aside.
3. Take a pan, add 3 tsp of cooking oil and allow the cooking oil to heat for some time.
4. Add 3 finely chopped onions, fry them for 2 minutes on a medium flame.
5. Add a green chili chopped, 1/2 tsp of crushed ginger garlic and few curry leaves,.
6. Sauté them for a minute.
7. Add a finely chopped tomato, sauté it until tomatoes become soft.
8. Add a tsp of red chili powder, 1/2 tsp of coriander powder, 1/2 tsp of chicken masala powder, 1/2 garam masala powder, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder and salt to taste.
9. Mix and sauté well.
10. Add whisked eggs.
11. Mix and sauté it well until it looks like egg bhurji.
12. Add chopped coriander leaves and mix it well.
13. That's it! Masala Egg Bhurji is ready to be served.

This recipe can be enjoyed during any meal of the day, for breakfast, with bread, pav, roti or even with plain steamed rice.

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ಗೋರಿಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ | Gorikayi Palya

Gorikayi Palya, a spicy, tangy and delicious Karnataka-style cluster beans dry fry or sabji which you can make for your everyday meals. This is an easy recipe with scraped fresh grated coconut and spices.

Coconut adds a texture and flavour to this dish.

Ingredients

1. Cluster beans - 250g, chopped
2. Water - as needed
3. Salt - as per taste
4. Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
5. Mustard - 1/2 tsp
6. Chana dal - 1 tbsp
7. Urad dal - 1 tsp
8. Curry leaves - few
9. Hing - a pinch
10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
11. Red chili powder - 1 tsp
12. Jaggery - 1 tsp, crushed
13. Coriander leaves - few, chopped
14. Coconut - 2 tbsp, grated
15. Roasted groundnut powder - 2 tbsp

Preparation

1. Take a pan, add 2 tbsp of cooking oil and allow to heat the oil on a low flame.
2. Add 1/2 tsp of mustard and allow them to crackle.
3. Add a tsp of chana dal, a tsp of urad dal, few curry leaves and a pinch of hing.
4. Sauté them for few seconds.
5. Add 250g of chopped cluster beans.
6. Mix & sauté them for 2 minutes.
7. Add little water and salt as per taste.
8. Mix them well & close the pan.
9. Cook for 5 minutes on a low flame.
10. Mix it once in while.
11. Open the lid and give them a mix.
12. Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, a tsp of red chili powder, and a tsp of crushed jaggery.
13. Jaggery will bring down the bitter taste of cluster beans.
14. Mix & sauté them well until all moisture is gone.
15. Lastly, add 2 tbsp of grated coconut, 2 tbsp of roasted groundnut powder and few chopped coriander leaves.
16. Mix and combine them well.
17. That's it! Gorikayi Palya is ready to be served.

It makes a great recipe for lunch box as well.

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Phulka | फुल्का

Phulka or chapati is a traditional Indian flat bread recipe made using whole wheat. They are soft, round and goes well with any dal, curries, or sabjis. Phulkas also known as roti or chapati in some regions are a whole wheat soft and thin puffed flat bread. It is a daily bread for many regional Indian cuisines.

Phulkas are not only rich in the nutrients and fibers but also low in fat. It puffs up when roasted on a griddle, a tawa or directly on a low flame.

Ingredients

1. Wheat flour - 2 cups
2. Salt - as per taste
3. Cooking oil - a tsp
4. Water - as needed

Direction

1. Take a bowl, add 2 cups of wheat flour, salt as per taste and a tsp of cooking oil.
2. Mix these ingredients well.
3. Add water little by little to make a soft dough by kneading it well.
4. Cover the bowl and rest it for 30 minutes.
5. After 30 minutes. knead the dough again a little.
6. Take a small ball sized dough and roll it like a ball.
7. Press it gently between your palms.
8. Take a chapati roller and dust it with little flour.
9. Place the dough ball & dust it again.
10. Roll it gently and evenly like a thick chapati.
11. Heat up a pan and place the rolled chapati.
12. Heat it on a medium flame.
13. When you start seeing the little bubbles, flip it and cook the other side.
14. Flip it again & press it lightly with wet cloth, the phulka starts pluff up.
15. That's it! Phulkas are ready to be served.

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Chow Chow Bath | ಚೌಚೌ ಭಾತ್

Chow Chow Bath is a combination of Kara bath and Rava Kesrai Bath.

Kara bath recipe is a simple and easy south Indian breakfast recipe made with semolina, veggies and vangi bath masala. The recipe's origin is south Indian state of Karnataka, but hugely popular in other states too. Kara bath is also know as Upittu or Upma.

It is generally served with spicy coconut chutney and also with a small scoop of kesari bath or sheera for morning breakfast which is also made using rava. This combination is popularly known as chow-chow bath recipe. Especially in Bangalore, it is a staple food with the working class who loves to have this in their favorite tiffin center. In Karnataka this dish is served for breakfast.

Rava Kesari Bath is a popular south Indian sweet dish made from rava is mainly prepared for breakfast or during festival feast. It is known with several other names like sooji kesari, sooji halwa, sheera or semolina kesari. It is a simple sweet recipe prepared using semolina, sugar and ghee.

It is topped with dry fruits like cashews, almonds and raisins.

For Kara bath | ಖಾರ ಭಾತ್ | ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು | Upma

Ingredients

1. Rava - 1 cup
2. Ghee or Cooking oil - 1 tsp + 2 tbsp
3. Mustard - 1 tsp
4. Chana dal - 1 tsp
5. Urad dal - 1 tsp
6. Cashewnuts - few
7. Curry leaves - few
8. Onion - 1, finely chopped
9. Ginger - 1, inch finely chopped
10. Green chili - 2, chopped
11. Tomato - 1, finely chopped
12. Capsicum - 1/4 cup, chopped
13. Beans - 1/4 cup, finely chopped
14. Carrot - 1/4 cup, finely chopped
15. Fresh green peas - 2 tbsp
16. Salt - to taste
17. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
18. Vangi bath masala - 1 tsp
19. Water - 3 cups
20. Coconut - 2 tbsp, grated
21. Coriander leaves - few, chopped

Preparation

1. Take a pan, add a cup of rava & a tsp of cooking oil.
2. Roast it on a low flame until aroma comes out or there is a slight color change .
3. Keep the roasted rava aside.
4. Take a kadai, add 2 tbsp of cooking oil, allow the cooking oil to heat on a low flame.
5. Add a tsp of mustard and allow them to crackle.
6. Add a tsp of chana dal, a tsp of urad dal, and few cashew nuts.
7. Fry them for a minute on a low flame.
8. Add few curry leaves, a finely chopped onion, and an inch of finely chopped ginger.
9. Sauté them for a minute.
10. Add 2 tbsp of fresh green peas, 1/4 cup of chopped beans, and 1/4 cup of chopped carrot.
11. Sauté them for 2 minutes.
12. Add 1/4 cup of chopped capsicum & a chopped tomato.
13. Sauté them for few seconds.
14. Add 2 chopped green chilies, 1 tsp of vangibath powder, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and salt as per taste.
15. Mix and fry them for few seconds.
16. Add 3 cups of water (1 cup rava : 3 cups of water ).
17. Stir it well and close the kadai.
18. Cook till it comes to boiling.
19. Add roasted rava & keep mixing.
20. Mix them well & ensure no lumps.
21. Add 2 tbsp of grated coconut and few chopped coriander leaves.
22. Mix them well.
23. Close the kadai & cook for 2 minutes on a low flame.
24. Open the lid. Give them a nice mix & turn off the flame.
25. That's it! Kara bath is ready to be served.

Serve it with chutney or with a scoop of sweet kesari bath.

For Kesari Bath | ಕೇಸರಿ ಬಾತ್

Ingredients

1. Rava - 1/2 cup
2. Ghee - 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp
3. Cashew nut - few
4. Raisins - few
5. Water - 1 cups
6. Sugar - 3/4 cup
7. Saffron - few, soaked with hot water
8. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Preparation

1. Take a pan, add 2 tbsp of ghee and allow the ghee to melt on a low flame.
2. Add few cashew nuts & few raisins.
3. Fry them for few seconds, until they are get golden brown in color.
4. Transfer the fried cashews &raisins into a bowl. Keep them aside.
5. In the same pan with remaining ghee, add 1/2 cup of rava.
6. Roast the rava until turns aromatic on a low flame.
7. Keep this roasted rava aside.
8. Take a pan, add a cup of water and allow the water to boil.
9. Add roasted rava and mix it well to ensure no lumps.
10. Cook for a minute on a low flame.
11. Add 3/4 cup of sugar and mix them well.
12. Mix it well until the sugar dissolves.
13. Add 2 tbsp of saffron soaked in hot water and mix it well.
14. Add 2 tbsp of ghee, 1/4 tsp of cardamom powder along with roasted cashews & raisins.
15. Mix them well and turn off the flame.
16. Serve the kesari bath and garnish it by sprinkling cardamom powder.
17. That's it! Rava Kesari Bath is ready to be served.  

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Kesari Bath | ಕೇಸರಿ ಬಾತ್

 

Rava kesari is a popular south Indian sweet dish made from rava is mainly prepared for breakfast or during festival feast. It is known with several other names like sooji kesari, sooji halwa, sheera or semolina kesari. It is a simple sweet recipe prepared using semolina, sugar and ghee.

It is topped with dry fruits like cashews, almonds and raisins.

Ingredients 

1. Rava - 1/2 cup
2. Ghee - 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp
3. Cashew nut - few
4. Raisins - few
5. Water - 1 cups
6. Sugar - 3/4 cup
7. Saffron - few, soaked with hot water
8. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Preparation

1. Take a pan, add 2 tbsp of ghee and allow the ghee to melt on a low flame.
2. Add few cashew nuts & few raisins.
3. Fry them for few seconds, until they are get golden brown in colour.
4. Transfer the fried cashews &raisins into a bowl. Keep them aside.
5. In the same pan with remaining ghee, add 1/2 cup of rava.
6. Roast the rava until turns aromatic on a low flame.
7. Keep this roasted rava aside.
8. Take a pan, add a cup of water and allow the water to boil.
9. Add roasted rava and mix it well to ensure no lumps.
10. Cook for a minute on a low flame.
11. Add 3/4 cup of sugar and mix them well.
12. Mix it well until the sugar dissolves.
13. Add 2 tbsp of saffron soaked in hot water and mix it well.
14. Add 2 tbsp of ghee, 1/4 tsp of cardamom powder along with roasted cashews & raisins.
15. Mix them well and turn off the flame.
16. Serve the kesari bath and garnish it by sprinkling cardamom powder.
17. That's it! Rava Kesari Bath is ready to be served.

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Kara bath | ಖಾರ ಭಾತ್ | ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು | Upma

Kara bath recipe is a simple and easy south Indian breakfast recipe made with semolina, veggies, and vangi bath masala. The recipe's origin is south Indian state of Karnataka, but hugely popular in other states too. Kara bath is also known as Upittu or Upma.

It is generally served with spicy coconut chutney and also with a small scoop of kesari bath or sheera for morning breakfast which is also made using rava. This combination is popularly known as chow-chow bath recipe. Especially in Bangalore, it is a staple food for the working class who loves to have this in their favorite tiffin center. In Karnataka, this dish is served for breakfast.

Ingredients

1. Rava - 1 cup
2. Ghee or Cooking oil - 1 tsp + 2 tbsp
3. Mustard - 1 tsp
4. Chana dal - 1 tsp
5. Urad dal - 1 tsp
6. Cashewnuts - few
7. Curry leaves - few
8. Onion - 1, finely chopped
9. Ginger - 1, inch finely chopped
10. Green chili - 2, chopped
11. Tomato - 1, finely chopped
12. Capsicum - 1/4 cup, chopped
13. Beans - 1/4 cup, finely chopped
14. Carrot - 1/4 cup, finely chopped
15. Fresh green peas - 2 tbsp
16. Salt - to taste
17. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
18. Vangi bath masala - 1 tsp
19. Water - 3 cups
20. Coconut - 2 tbsp, grated
21. Coriander leaves - few, chopped

Preparation

1. Take a pan, add a cup of rava & a tsp of cooking oil.
2. Roast it on a low flame until the aroma comes out or there is a slight color change.
3. Keep the roasted rava aside.
4. Take a kadai, add 2 tbsp of cooking oil, allow the cooking oil to heat on a low flame.
5. Add a tsp of mustard and allow them to crackle.
6. Add a tsp of chana dal, a tsp of urad dal, and few cashew nuts.
7. Fry them for a minute on a low flame.
8. Add few curry leaves, a finely chopped onion, and an inch of finely chopped ginger.
9. Sauté them for a minute.
10. Add 2 tbsp of fresh green peas, 1/4 cup of chopped beans, and 1/4 cup of chopped carrot.
11. Sauté them for 2 minutes.
12. Add 1/4 cup of chopped capsicum & a chopped tomato.
13. Sauté them for few seconds.
14. Add 2 chopped green chilies, 1 tsp of vangibath powder, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and salt as per taste.
15. Mix and fry them for few seconds.
16. Add 3 cups of water (1 cup rava : 3 cups of water ).
17. Stir it well and close the kadai.
18. Cook till it comes to boiling.
19. Add roasted rava & keep mixing.
20. Mix them well & ensure no lumps.
21. Add 2 tbsp of grated coconut and few chopped coriander leaves.
22. Mix them well.
23. Close the kadai & cook for 2 minutes on a low flame.
24. Open the lid. Give them a nice mix & turn off the flame.
25. That's it! Kara bath is ready to be served.

Serve it with chutney or with a scoop of sweet kesari bath.

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Andhra-style Chili Chicken Gravy

 Andhra-style Chili Chicken Gravy is a tasty and spicy gravy to any rice varieties, chapati, roti or naan.

Making this hot south Indian chicken gravy is quite easy and simple recipe that can be made in minutes. There are two variants of this chicken gravy recipe - restaurant style or street style. In restaurant style they marinate the chicken overnight and stir fry the chicken with sauces and serve it hot. In street style, they deep fry the chicken and temper it with green chilies and curry leaves.

I'll be preparing restaurant style which is a bit of Indo-Chinese version of chili chicken gravy. There are many hotels in Bangalore that makes this Andhra-style Chili Chicken Gravy which is also called as Green Chili Chicken Gravy

Ingredients

1. Chicken - 500 grams, washed
2. Soya sauce - 1 tsp
3. Vinegar - 1 tsp
4. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
5. Salt - as per taste
6. Green chili - 8 + 2, chopped
7. Ginger - 1 inch, chopped
8. Garlic - 10 to 12 pods
9. Ghee - 2 tbsp
10. Onion - 1, sliced
11. Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
12. Water - 1 /2 glass + 1/4 cup
13. Corn flour - a tsp
14. Coriander leaves - few, chopped

Preparation

1. Take a bowl, add 500 grams of washed chicken, a tsp of soya sauce, a tsp of vinegar, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and salt to taste.
2. Mix these ingredients well.
3. Close the bowl add keep this aside to marinate for about 30 minutes.
4. Take a mixing jar, add 8 green chilies, an inch of chopped ginger, and 10 to 12 garlic pods.
5. Grind them into to a coarse paste.
6. Keep the spicy paste aside.
7. Take a kadai and add 2 tbsp of ghee.
8. Allow the ghee to melt.
9. Add an onion which has been sliced and sauté them for a minute.
10. Add marinated chicken and fry them for about 5 minutes on a medium flame.
11. Add coarse spicy paste which we had kept aside.
12. Mix or toss them for 30 seconds on a low flame.
13. Add 1/2 tsp of garam masala powder and 2 chopped green chilies.
14. Mix or toss them well.
15. Add 1/2 glass of water and mix them well.
16. Close the kadai & cook for about 10 minutes on a low flame.
17. Stir it occasionally.
18. Open the lid and give them a mix.
19. Take a 1 tsp of corn flour in a small bowl & add 1/4 cup of water.
20. Stir them well and add it into the chicken gravy.
21. Mix them well and cook until the gravy become slightly thick.
22. Lastly, add few chopped coriander leaves and mix it well.
23. Turn off the flame.
24. That's it! Andhra-style Chili Chicken Gravy is ready to be served.

Andhra-style Chili Chicken Gravy can be served with rice varieties, chapati, roti or naan.

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