Moong Dal Khichdi (Yellow moong lentil khichdi)

Name: Moong Dal Khichdi (Yellow moong lentil khichdi)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1/2 cup dry roasted split yellow moong dal; 1 medium onion; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp mustard oil; 2 broken dry red chillies; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; To taste salt and sugar; 5 cups water approximately; 1 tbsp cubed carrots; 1 tbsp chopped beans; 1 tsp peas; 1 tsp chopped coconut; 3-4 green chilles; 2 bay leaves

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#Global cuisine
Moong dal khichdi is a staple food of Indian sub continent .It is considered the healthiest prepared food in India.It is made using any type of aromat rice and lentils (dal) and mostly fed to small kids as their first solid dish and elderly men and women, rich or poor.Khichdi symbolises India's great culture of unity in diversity at it's best.Therefore, khichdi has been selected the Brand India Food globally.Vegetables are also used in the preparation of khichdi which makes it more nutritious.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

1 cuprice
1/2 cupdry roasted split yellow moong dal
1medium onion
1 tbspginger paste
1 tbspghee
1 tspmustard oil
2broken dry red chillies
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
To tastesalt and sugar
5 cupswater approximately
1 tbspcubed carrots
1 tbspchopped beans
1 tsppeas
1 tspchopped coconut
3-4green chilles
2bay leaves

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Steps

1

Dry roast lightly moong dal.Wash and soak dal for sometime. Pour ghee in pressure cooker.Add chopped onion and fry lightly.
2

Now add chopped vegetables like carrots,beans,peas, etc.Toss.Add the rice, dal, bay leaves, turmeric,salt and sugar to taste.
3

Pour water and close lid.Pressure cook 2 whistles and allow the steam to release after 5 minutes.
4

When done,heat 1 tsp mustard oil and sprinkle jeera and broken dry red chillies.When they splutter, pour on cooked khichdi and let it boil for sometime.Sprinkle garam masala.Serve garnished with chopped coconut and dry red chilli.Best eaten with pickles,curd, aubergine (brinjal)fritters, French fries.