Masala Khichdi

Name: Masala Khichdi
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup rice (about 200 grams); 1 cup split mung beans with skin (about 200 grams), or any lentils of your choice; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; Salt to taste; 1 onion; 1 tomato; 2 green chilies; 1 -inch piece of ginger; 5 garlic cloves; 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida and cumin seeds; 1/4 teaspoon garam masala; as needed Ghee or vegetable oil; as needed Cilantro

Mamta Goyal @cook_26052928

These days, no one wants to eat plain khichdi, so we've made it so delicious that kids will ask for it every day!

Mamta Goyal @cook_26052928

These days, no one wants to eat plain khichdi, so we've made it so delicious that kids will ask for it every day!

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Ingredients

30 minutes

Serves 4 servings

1 cuprice (about 200 grams)
1 cupsplit mung beans with skin (about 200 grams), or any lentils of your choice
1/2 teaspoonturmeric
Salt to taste
1onion
1tomato
2green chilies
1-inch piece of ginger
5garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoonasafoetida and cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoongaram masala
as neededGhee or vegetable oil
as neededCilantro

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Steps

30 minutes

1

First, rinse the rice and lentils thoroughly and soak them for 30 minutes.
2

Add three times the amount of water to a pressure cooker, then add the soaked rice and lentils, turmeric, and salt. Cook.
3

After two whistles, the khichdi is ready.
4

To turn the plain khichdi into masala khichdi, heat oil or ghee in a pan. Add asafoetida and cumin seeds, then sauté the onion. Add tomato, green chilies, ginger, and garlic, and cook until the masala releases oil. Mix in the cooked khichdi, add garam masala, and garnish with cilantro. For extra flavor, you can squeeze in half a lemon if you like.
5

Your hot and tasty masala khichdi is ready! Enjoy it yourself and serve it lovingly to your family. It's healthy and delicious.