Shahi Paneer Daliya Khichdi with Cucumber Raita

Name: Shahi Paneer Daliya Khichdi with Cucumber Raita
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Cup Moong Dal (Yellow Split Gram); 1 Cup Daliya (Broken Wheat); 1 Cup Cottage Cheese (Cut in cubes); 1 Cup Roughly Torn Spinach leaves; 1 Medium Sized Tomato (chopped); 1 Medium Sized Onion(chopped); 1 Medium Sized Carrot (chopped); 1/2 Cup Chopped Bottle Guard; 3 Tsp Green Peas; 3 Tsp Sweet Corn; 3-4 Cloves; 3-4 Pepper corns; 2 Chopped Green Chillies; 2 Tsp Garlic Paste; 1/2 Tsp Ginger Paste; 1 Tsp Lemon Juice; 1/4 Tsp Red Chillie Powder; 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 Pinch Garam Masala; To Taste Salt; 1 pinch Hing(Aesfoetida); 1/2 Tsp Cumin seeds; 1 Small Cinnamon Stick; as required Oil For Cooking; 4 Cups Water; 1 Medium Sized Cucumber Finely Chopped; 2 Cups Curd; 2 Tsp Sugar; 1/2 Tsp Everest Chaat Masala; 1 Tsp Finely Chopped Mint leaves

Anusha Gawshinde @cook_16841815

#ilovecooking Tried my hands on food designing and photography with this colourful dish and loved the results.

Anusha Gawshinde @cook_16841815

#ilovecooking Tried my hands on food designing and photography with this colourful dish and loved the results.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3 servings

For Khichdi
1 CupMoong Dal (Yellow Split Gram)
1 CupDaliya (Broken Wheat)
1 CupCottage Cheese (Cut in cubes)
1 CupRoughly Torn Spinach leaves
1Medium Sized Tomato (chopped)
1Medium Sized Onion(chopped)
1Medium Sized Carrot (chopped)
1/2 CupChopped Bottle Guard
3 TspGreen Peas
3 TspSweet Corn
3-4Cloves
3-4Pepper corns
2Chopped Green Chillies
2 TspGarlic Paste
1/2 TspGinger Paste
1 TspLemon Juice
1/4 TspRed Chillie Powder
1/4 TspTurmeric Powder
1 PinchGaram Masala
To TasteSalt
1 pinchHing(Aesfoetida)
1/2 TspCumin seeds
1Small Cinnamon Stick
as requiredOil For Cooking
4 CupsWater
For Raita
1Medium Sized Cucumber Finely Chopped
2 CupsCurd
2 TspSugar
1/2 TspEverest Chaat Masala
1 TspFinely Chopped Mint leaves
1 TspFinely Chopped Coriander Leaves

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Soak Moong Daal in water for half an hour. Add 2 Tsp cooking oil to the pressure cooker let it heat. Add Cumin seeds and let them crackle. Add Hing, Cinnamon, Clove and Peppercorns.
2

Add green chillies, ginger and garlic. Saute for a while. Add onions and saute till golden brown.
3

Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder. Sauté untill it's properly cooked. Amount of red chilli can be adjusted according to the taste. For kids red chilli powder can be skipped.
4

Now add all the vegies like carrot, bottle guard, green peas, tomatoes and spinach. Cook for 2 min.
5

Add cottage cheese cubes and sauté well so that all the masala is properly mixed with it. Take care that cottage cheese doesnt get mashed or broken.
6

Add water and mix well. Add soaked moong daal(strain water) and daliya. Add Salt to taste. Add chopped coriander. Mix all the ingredients and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles.
7

Let the cooker cool down to release pressure and Shahi Paneer Khichdi is ready to serve.
8

For Raita, take a large bowl and mix curd, sugar, chopped cucumber, mint, coriander and mix well. Add Chaat Masala and blend well. You can use a fork or hand blender to mix the raita. Keep it in fridge for 15 minutes and serve chilled with steaming hot Khichdi.
9

Serve with roasted Papad for crunchiness.