Saturday, August 7, 2021

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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