Avarekai Karabhath | Avarekaalu Khara Bhath
Avarekai KharaBhath is a delicious savoury Semolina Upma made with Hyacinth beans (Avarekai) and a special spice blend. Served for breakfast or snack
Ingredients
- ½ cup Semolina Sooji / Bombay Rava / Upma Rava
- ¼ cup Hyacinth bean Avarekai
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Ghee skip for vegan, but recommended to add
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 teaspoon Vangibhath powder sub with Sambhar powder, see notes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Chopped Tomatoes
- ¼ cup Grated coconut
- 2 tablespoon carrots minced
- 2 tablespoon French beans trimmed and minced
Tempering
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon Split black gram urad dal
- ½ teaspoon Bengal Gram Channa Dal
- 1 teaspoon cashews opt.
- 3 green chillies slit / minced
- ½ teaspoon Ginger opt.
- 1 sprig curry leaves
Instructions
- Roast the Sooji / Semolina in a dry kadai / pan till an aroma wafts out.
- Cool and reserve.
- Chop all veggies , chillies, ginger etc
- If using Store bought Roasted Rava, skip the first step. You can directly proceed to chopping the veggies.
- Par boil the veggies with a pinch of salt in an open pan till the bean is 85% done.
- Drain the water and reserve
- Bring 1.5 cups of tap water to a rolling boil. Reserve.
- For the rest of the steps, please check the video embedded below.
Video
Notes
Vangibhath spice powder is the USP of this recipe. If you dont have that on hand, use the following recipe to make an instant Spice mix.
- Coriander seeds (dhaniya seeds) – 4 tbsp
- Channa Dal (Bengal gram) – 1 ½ tsp
- Cloves – 1
- Cinnamon – ¾ – 1 inch long
- Marathi moggu – 1 or 2 (totally recommended for this spice powder)
- Red dry chilles – 4 nos
- Kashmiri Mirch – 4 nos
- Oil to fry spice – 1 tbsp
- Dry Copra grated – 3 tablespoon (optional, but greatly adds to the texture and flavour)
How to make an instant Vangibhath Powder
- In a skillet, add oil. When hot, add channa dal, red chillies, cinnamon, clove, Marathi moggu. When dal turns slightly brown, add coriander seeds and switch off heat.
- Fry the coriander seeds and in the end, add Dry Coconut (grated). Cool.
- Grind and use in the recipe. This makes for 1 serving of Kharabhath above.
Nutrition
Calories: 463kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 10gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 1491mgPotassium: 494mgFiber: 9gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2723IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 4mg
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