Moongdal Lauki Kichidi

Name: Moongdal Lauki Kichidi
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Moong Dal (Yellow); 1/2 Cup Chopped Bottle gourd pieces; 2 tbsp Til powder; 1/2 Cup Rice; 1 Medium Sized Onion, finely chopped; 1 Medium Sized Tomato, finely chopped; 1-2 Green Chilli, finely chopped; 3-4 Cloves Garlic, minced; 1 inch Ginger, grated; 1 tsp Jeera/ Cumin Seeds; 1/2 tsp Haldi/ Turmeric Powder; 1 tbsp Oil for cooking

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Ingredients

2 servings

1/2 CupMoong Dal (Yellow)
1/2 CupChopped Bottle gourd pieces
2 tbspTil powder
1/2 CupRice
1Medium Sized Onion, finely chopped
1Medium Sized Tomato, finely chopped
1-2Green Chilli, finely chopped
3-4 ClovesGarlic, minced
1 inchGinger, grated
1 tspJeera/ Cumin Seeds
1/2 tspHaldi/ Turmeric Powder
1 tbspOil for cooking

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Steps

1

Wash and rinse 1/2 cup rice and 1/2 cup yellow moong dal thoroughly.
2

Peel and chop bottle gourd into small pieces.
3

Heat 2 tbsp of ghee or oil in pressure cooker.
4

Add 1 teaspoon of jeera/ cumin seeds or jeera to it.
5

When you start smelling the aroma of roasted jeera and it starts splattering, add 3-4 cloves of minced garlic, 1 inch piece of ginger and 1-2 finely chopped green chilies.
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Then add finely chopped onion and wait for onions to turn translucent or golden brown indicating that they are cooked.
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Stir and add 1/2 teaspoon Haldi/ Turmeric Powder to the mixture.
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Cook for 2-3 minutes, till the tomatoes are cooked and mixed well with onions.
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Add rice with yellow moong lentils to the pressure cooker and bottle gourd pieces.
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Add 2.5 cups of water to it. Quantity of water can be varied depending on the thickness you prefer.
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Add 1-2 teaspoon of salt and stir it so that it gets uniformly added.
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Close the lid of the pressure cooker.
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Wait for 2 steams from cooker at high temperature and turn the heat off.
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Wait for 15-20 minutes for the steam to come out of the pressure cooker by itself.
15

Khichdi is ready. Top it with til powder and ghee while serving.
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You can also serve curd, pickle, chopped onions, salted & fried gre