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Friday, November 21, 2008

Samba Rava Birinji



Samba rava is nothing but broken wheat. Its very nutritious and wholesome food. Good for diabetic persons.

Ingredients:
Samba Rava - 2 cups
Onions - 2, chopped
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 2
Cinnamom stick - 1
Bay leaf - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Green chillies - 4-5, cut lengthwise (as spicy required)
Mint leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few
Salt to taste
Oil / Ghee - 2 tablespoons

Method:
Cook samba rava in 3 cups of water for 10 minutes in microwave. Adjust water accordingly, it should not be sticky. Allow it to cool for sometime.

Heat oil in a big pan. Add cardamom, cloves, cinnamom stick, bay leaf in it.

Then add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add onions, green chillies, mint leaves and saute until they are golden brown.

Then add cooked samba rava, salt and mix well.

Sprinkle little water if required, cook it closed for 5-10 minutes.

Mix it well and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with onion raita.

Note: You can add chopped vegetables like, beans, carrots, potatoes, etc.


Cooking time : 20-30 minutes
Serves 4 persons

19 Comments:

Deepthi Shankar said...

looks nice .. a very yummy n healthy too

notyet100 said...

have broken wheat dalia at home,..will try this for sure....u tk care....

Unknown said...

looks yum and healthy too..

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Addition of mints to rava should make the dish taste great and delectable...

Vijitha said...

Lovely presentation! HEALTHY POST!

Srikitchen said...

thats a new recipe for me
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Jeyashris Kitchen said...

nice recipe.I can suggest this for my fil

Ivy said...

What a lovely recipe. However, Samba Rava is unknown to me. Can I use bulgar wheat or rice instead?

Priya Suresh said...

Delicious recipe...healthy n good for everyone...

Illatharasi said...

Yes Ivy, you can use. try and let me know how it was:)

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Delicious and healthy recipe.

Sujatha said...

sounds good! I make a upma using samba rava.. never tried this way.. I want to try this way as your ingredients are similar to briyani.. :)

raaji said...

Hi vani,
Didnt hearof samba rava...where did u getthat???pic ;looks so awesome.....

Sunshinemom said...

Tasty dish with dalia, Vani! I too make upma sometimes but mostly sweet porridge with jaggery:). This is a lovely variation.

Raks said...

samba ravai,i make upma only....neenga kalakureenga:D

Gita Jaishankar said...

Hi, First time to your blog, the dish looks so delicious, is samba rava same as cracked wheat?

Colors of India said...

Nice and Healthy. How are you doing? Hope everything is fine at your end.

Deepthi Shankar said...

Hey.. loong time. havent heard from you. How are you doing?

Neha said...

its looking so nice.., delicious n healthy one...