Palak Khichdi

Name: Palak Khichdi
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bunch washed & chopped spinach (palak); 1 cup rice (chawal); 1 cup moong dal (split yellow gram); 2 tbsp ghee; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera); 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi); 1 piece ginger paste (adrak); 2 washed & chopped tomatoes; 5-6 curry leaves (Kadi patta); 2-3 green chilli paste; 1/2 tsp garam Masala; 1-2 pinch asafoetida (hing); to taste Salt; 3 cup water

Jaya Dadhich @cook_20812053

Mumbai

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Jaya Dadhich @cook_20812053

Mumbai

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 bunchwashed & chopped spinach (palak)
1 cuprice (chawal)
1 cupmoong dal (split yellow gram)
2 tbspghee
1/2 tspcumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
1 pieceginger paste (adrak)
2washed & chopped tomatoes
5-6curry leaves (Kadi patta)
2-3green chilli paste
1/2 tspgaram Masala
1-2 pinchasafoetida (hing)
to tasteSalt
3 cupwater

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Steps

1

Combine rice & dal in a large bowl. Rinse it with clean water for 3-4 times & soak it in enough water for half an hour. Drain the water.
2

In a pressure cooker heat ghee & add jeera, adrak & green chilli paste, hing, curry leaves & haldi powder. Saute it for a few seconds.
3

Now add chopped tomatoes & palak. Saute it a low flame for 5 min. Then add garam masala & salt.
4

Then add water & mixture of soaked dal & rice. Mix it well. Close the lid & pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
5

Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. After opening mash the khichdi with the help of a spoon. If it is not very soft then add little warm water & mash it again.
6

Serve hot with ghee on top. Can be eaten with curd or curry.