Khichdi

Name: Khichdi
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow moong; 1/2 cup rice; 1 tsp zeera; 1 tbsp desi ghee; 2 green chillies; 8-10 curry leaves; 1 tomato chopped; 1 tsp turmeric powder; to taste Salt; a pinch hing; 1 tsp grated ginger; 4 cup water

Asiyah Naveed Roghay @asiyah_roghay

Mumbai

My comfort food.

Asiyah Naveed Roghay @asiyah_roghay

Mumbai

My comfort food.

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Ingredients

1 cupyellow moong
1/2 cuprice
1 tspzeera
1 tbspdesi ghee
2green chillies
8-10curry leaves
1tomato chopped
1 tspturmeric powder
to tasteSalt
a pinch hing
1 tspgrated ginger
4 cupwater

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Steps

1

Soak dal and rice for one hour. Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add the zeera, curry leaves, green chillies and let them splutter. Now add ginger, tomatoes, hing and haldi. Cook till the tomatoes are soft.
2

Strain and add the soaked dal and rice. Saute for a few minutes till the water dies up. Now add 4 cups of water and salt. Put the lid and cook for one whistle. Switch off the flame and wait till all the steam escapes.
3

Open the cooker and mix the dal well. Serve hot with a sprinkle of coriander leaves, crushed dry mint leaves and a blob of ghee.