Barnyard Millet Khichri

Name: Barnyard Millet Khichri
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup barnyard millet; 3/4 cup sona moong dal; 2 tbsp green peas; 2 tbsp chopped carrot; 1 tomato chopped; 1 inch ginger finely chopped; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Chili powder; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp oil; 1 tsp cummin seed; 3-4 clove crushed; 1 tbsp Black pepper crushed; 2-3 green chilis

Ratna Lalwani @ratna62

Kolkata

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Barnyard millet is a gluten free cereal. It is a good source of protein, iron, calcium and fiber. It keeps the stomach full for long time and thus useful in fasting or weight loss program.

Ratna Lalwani @ratna62

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Ingredients

30 min

2 people

1 cupbarnyard millet
3/4 cupsona moong dal
2 tbspgreen peas
2 tbspchopped carrot
1tomato chopped
1 inchginger finely chopped
1 tspsalt
1 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspChili powder
1 cupwater
2 tbspoil
1 tspcummin seed
3-4 clovecrushed
1 tbspBlack pepper crushed
2-3green chilis

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Steps

30 min

1

Roast moong dal till light brown. Cool to room temperature. Soak it with water for at least 1 hour.
Soak barnyard millet with water for 1 hour. After 1 hour, rinse dal and millet thoroughly with water and collect in a cooking vessel.
2

Chop carrot and tomato coarsely or as per choice. Chop ginger finely. Collect green peas.
3

Add all the vegetables with the soaked moong dal and soaked barnyard millet. Add salt, turmeric powder and chili powder.
4

Add water and cook in a pressure cooker till the whistle blows once. Allow the cooker to cool down and open the lid.
5

For tempering, heat 2tbsp oil. Add cumin seed and allow it to flutter. Switch off the burner. Add crushed Clove and black pepper into the hot oil. Pour the mixture into the khichri. Mix gently and serve in a bowl.

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Ratna Lalwani @ratna62

on January 08, 2023 06:55

Kolkata

I am a senior citizen. At present, kitchen is my laboratory. I think more and cook less. I try something whenever new idea comes to mind. My recipes are simple but interesting, tasty, diet friendly and quick with minimum oil and ingredients . I belong to Jain community , therefore my dishes are strictly vegetarian cuisine.