Palak khichdi

Name: Palak khichdi
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups chopped palak; 1/2 cup moong daal; 1/2 cup basmati rice; 1 medium size onion; 1 inch cinnamon (daalchini); 1 bay leaf; 2 cloves; 2 green cardamom; 1/2 tea spoon Jeera; 1/2 tea spoon ginger garlic paste; 1/2 tea spoon green chilli paste; 1/2 tea spoon Turmeric powder; 1/2 tea spoon hing; 2 tbsp Oil; 4 cups water

Satya Jha @cook_15953880

#riceisthebest : This recipe is made up of spinach so full of vitamin A. Also gives iron and help to generate hemoglobin.

Satya Jha @cook_15953880

#riceisthebest : This recipe is made up of spinach so full of vitamin A. Also gives iron and help to generate hemoglobin.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

2 people

2 cupschopped palak
1/2 cupmoong daal
1/2 cupbasmati rice
1medium size onion
1 inchcinnamon (daalchini)
1bay leaf
2cloves
2green cardamom
1/2 tea spoonJeera
1/2 tea spoonginger garlic paste
1/2 tea spoongreen chilli paste
1/2 tea spoonTurmeric powder
1/2 tea spoonhing
2 tbsp Oil
4 cupswater

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Both rice and moong daal is washed and soaked together into water upto 30 minutes.
2

Wash palak or spinach leaves well, chopped them put into mixture or blender, make a smooth puree of spinach add very little of water, keep the spinach puree aside.
3

Heat oil in the pressure cooker, add cardamom seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves.
4

Fry the whole spices for some second till they become fragnant, finally add chopped onions and saute till they become golden.
5

Add the ginger, garlic, green chilli paste, saute for about 15-20 seconds till the row aroma of ginger garlic goes.
6

Then add Turmeric powder and stir well. Now add spinach puree and continue to saute for 2-3 minutes.
7

Strain the rise and moong daal and add them to spinach mixture stir well. Put 4 cups of water, add salt and stir well.
8

Cook khichdi to the medium flame for 5-6 whitshel.
9

When the pressure settle down on it's remove the lid and check the consistency of Palak khichdi, if the khichdi looks thick you can add some hot water and simmer for a minute.
10

Then serve with papad, onion salad as you wish.