Rava khichadi or semolina khichadi

Ingredients :

Ràva or semolina -- 1 1/2 cups

Green chillies -- 2 partially slits 

Onion -- medium size 3

Tomato -- medium size 2

Pudhina -- 2 tablespoons 

Oil -- 4 tablespoons ( for rava khichadi oil should be generous)

Garlic -- crushed 3 teaspoons 

Ginger -- crushed 2 teaspoons 

Cinnamon stick -- 1 inch

Cloves -- 2

Maze -- small piece

Turmeric powder -- 1/2 teaspoon 

Crushed fennel seeds -- 1/2 teaspoon 

Procedure:

Drop 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry rava.  Fry it until you get nice aroma.  Now keep the rava by side.  In the same pan add remaining oil and fry the spices along with crushed fennel seeds.  Now add onions, ginger and garlic and fry till the onions turned transulent .  Now add the tomatoes, green chillies and pudhina leaves and fry it till tomatoes mashes.

Add the turmeric powder and add 41/2 cups of water with salt.  Now allow the water to boil with all the ingredients.  At this stage add rava slowly to the water and make sure the lumps not formed.  Make the flame simmer and close the lid and allow the rava to cook.  After 10 min you can see nice aromatic rava khichadi.  This khichadi can be done with vegetables too.  If you go for vegetables(carrot, beans and peas) then the veges should be added along with tomatoes.  

You can add a tablespoon of Ghee or coconut oil before turn off the flame.  This is completely optional.

Now transfer your khichadi in plate and serve with curd.