Recipe · Tiffin

Karnataka Style Kara Bath Recipe 🍲

Name: Karnataka Style Kara Bath Recipe 🍲
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups rava (Bombay rava / slightly coarse semolina preferred); 1 cup homemade Vangi Bath powder or MTR Vangi Bath powder; 2 onions finely chopped onions; 2 tomatoes finely chopped tomatoes; 0.5 carrot finely chopped carrot; 5 green chillies finely chopped green chillies; 1 piece curry leaves; 1 piece coriander leaves; 2 teaspoons mustard seeds; 1 pinch split urad dal; 1 pinch chana dal; 2 peanuts finely chopped peanuts (optional); 1 pinch asafoetida (hing); 2 teaspoons ghee ghee for tempering; 1 piece ginger (finely chopped, optional) ginger (finely chopped, optional)

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30 min totalServes 4Vegetarian

A delicious South Indian breakfast dish made with roasted rava, vegetables, and Vangi Bath masala.

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Fig. 01 — The finished dish.

Method · stovetop

01
In a kadai: Add a little ghee. Roast the rava nicely until a pleasant aroma comes. Keep aside.
02
In another kadai: Heat ghee. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, peanuts, and hing. Add chopped onions, tomatoes, green chillies, carrot, curry leaves, and optional ginger. Sauté well until soft.
03
For 2 cups rava: Add about 4–5 cups water. Once it starts boiling: Add salt, turmeric powder, and Vangi Bath powder (homemade or MTR). Let it boil well.
04
Slowly add the roasted rava while stirring continuously. Mix well without lumps. Cover with a lid. Add 1 spoon ghee on top. Sprinkle coriander leaves. Cook on low flame.
05
After switching off: Let it rest covered for about 20–25 minutes. When opened, the Kara Bath will be soft, flavorful, and aromatic.

A note from Lavanya

A little sugar is secretly added in some hotel versions to balance tomato acidity and chilli heat. The aroma of roasted rava and ghee together is considered the ‘heart’ of a good Kara Bath.

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