Palak dal khichdi

Name: Palak dal khichdi
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup rice (washed); ½ cup moong dal (washed); ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi; 3 cup water; 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter; 1 tsp sp cumin / jeera; 2 pods cardamom; 1 inch cinnamon; 1 bay leaf / tej patta; 1 dried red chilli; ½ onion (finely chopped); ½ tsp ginger garlic paste; 1 green chilli (slit); 1 tomato (finely chopped); as required handful palak / spinach; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp salt

Zalak Desai @cookandeatwithzalak

Gujrat

#boxweek4 #dalkhichdi A healthy and tasty dish prepared by having spinach flavour within the traditional dal khichdi recipe. it can be tasty alternative to the common khichdi recipe which has to offer the fiber and protein to make it balanced meal.

Zalak Desai @cookandeatwithzalak

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Ingredients

25 minutes

3 servings

for pressure cooking:
½ cup rice (washed)
½ cup moong dal (washed)
¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
3 cup water
for khichdi:
1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
1 tsp sp cumin / jeera
2 pods cardamom
1 inch cinnamon
1 bay leaf / tej patta
1 dried red chilli
½ onion (finely chopped)
½ tsp ginger garlic paste
1 green chilli (slit)
1 tomato (finely chopped)
as required handful palak / spinach
1 cup water
1 tbsp salt

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Firstly in a kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 1 tsp cumin, 2 pods cardamom, 1 inch cinnamon, 1 bay leaf and 1 dried red chilli.
also saute ½ onion, till they turn slightly golden.
additionally, saute ½ tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 green chilli.
2

Furthermore, add 1 tomato and saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
add palak puree and cook for 5 minutes or till palak changes colour.
further, add pressure cooked rice and moong dal.
3

Also, add 1 cup water and 1 tsp salt.
simmer and boil for 5 minutes or till khichdi absorbs palak flavour.
finally, serve palak khichdi hot topped with more ghee if required.