One pot vegetable and dal masala khichdi in pressure cooker

Name: One pot vegetable and dal masala khichdi in pressure cooker
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 poeple
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 dry red chillies; 1/4 tsp hing; 2 cloves; 2 bay leaves; 1 chopped green chilli; 1 tsp chopped garlic; 1 tsp chopped ginger; 1 large onion finely chopped; 1/4 cup green peas; 1/4 cup diced carrots; 1/4 cup beans cut into small pieces; 1 potato diced; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 2 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander leaves; 1/4 cup soaked toor dal; 1/4 cup soaked any short grain rice; 2 cups water

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#CA2025
One -pot Wonders
Week 33

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#CA2025
One -pot Wonders
Week 33

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 poeple

1 tbspghee
1 tspcumin seeds
2dry red chillies
1/4 tsphing
2cloves
2bay leaves
1chopped green chilli
1 tspchopped garlic
1 tspchopped ginger
1large onion finely chopped
1/4 cupgreen peas
1/4 cupdiced carrots
1/4 cupbeans cut into small pieces
1potato diced
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
2 tspcoriander powder
1 tspsalt
1 tspgaram masala
1 tbspfreshly chopped coriander leaves
1/4 cupsoaked toor dal
1/4 cupsoaked any short grain rice
2 cupswater

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Soak the toor dal and the short grain rice in water for half an hour and keep aside.
2

Now heat ghee in a pressure cooker.
3

Once hot add the cumin seeds, cloves, bay leaves, dry red chillies, chopped green chilli, hing and cook for a minute.
4

Now add the chopped garlic and chopped ginger and cook for another minute.
5

Now add the chopped onions and cook for a minute.
6

Now add the diced carrots, beans, diced potatoes, green peas and cook them for a minute.
7

Now add the chopped tomatoes, mix well and cook till the raw smell of the vegetables disappear.
8

Now add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and cook till the vegetables are well coated with the masalas. Add little water if required.
9

Now drain water from the soaked toor dal, soaked short grain rice and add to the pressure cooker.
10

Mix them well, add salt and cook for a minute.
11

Now add 2 cups of water and pressure cooker for 2 to 3 whistles.
12

Once done open the lid of the pressure cooker, add the garam masala, chopped fresh coriander leaves and mix well.
13

Serve hot with a dollop of ghee and accompainments of your choice like papad, pickle or brinjal fry.