Dal Khichdi

Name: Dal Khichdi
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 120 grams rice; 50 grams dal (moong, masoor & chana dal); 4 cups hot water; 8-10 chopped spinach leaves; 3-4 pieces raw papaya or bottle gourd; 1 small potato; 3-4 pieces cauliflower; 1 chopped onion; 1 chopped tomato; 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; Half tsp jeera; 1 bay leaf; 1-2 dried red chilli; as per taste Salt; 2 tsp Sugar; As required Oil + Ghee; 1-2 slit green chillies; as required Turmeric powder

Sudeshna Rajib Das @cook_85882015

New Delhi

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The name of the dish, 'khichdi' is derived from the Sanskrit term “khicca” meaning a dish of rice & legumes. It is known by various names like – khichri, kichuri or kichadi. Moong dal is the most common lentil used with the combination of rice. But I prefer mixing the rice with a combination of few dals. And this tastes just yummmm....

Sudeshna Rajib Das @cook_85882015

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Ingredients

45 mins

2 people

120 gramsrice
50 gramsdal (moong, masoor & chana dal)
4 cupshot water
8-10chopped spinach leaves
3-4 piecesraw papaya or bottle gourd
1small potato
3-4 piecescauliflower
1chopped onion
1chopped tomato
2 tspginger-garlic paste
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tspcumin powder
Halftsp jeera
1bay leaf
1-2dried red chilli
as per tasteSalt
2 tspSugar
As requiredOil + Ghee
1-2slit green chillies
as requiredTurmeric powder

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Steps

45 mins

1

Firstly mix the grains and was them well then soak them in water for about half an hour.
2

Then heat a pan, add 2 tbsp of ghee/oil then add some jeera, bay leaf and red chillies. Let them splutter a bit. Then add chopped onion, chopped tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste. Mix everything well and fry the masalas for 2 mins. Then add dry masalas like cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and 1 tsp of sugar. Now fry them until oil starts releasing from the masalas.
3

Then add all the veggies into the masala. You can add any veggies of your choice. Mix everything well and fry them along with the masalas for about 2 mins. Now keep this mixture aside.
4

Now take a pressure cooker and add the soaked grains into it. Then add 4 cups of hot water. Now add the masalas and vegetable mixture into it. Mix everything well. Now add some more salt, turmeric powder. Mix it well & cover the cooker.
5

Wait for 3 whistles on high flame. Now lower the flame and cook for 7 to 8 mins more. Switch off the flame. Let the air release by its own.
6

Now add a tbsp of ghee over it and serve it hot with any kind of fries of your choice..enjoy this simple meal with your loved ones on this weekend..