Chana Dal Khichdi

Name: Chana Dal Khichdi
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 bowls basmati rice; 1 bowl Gram dal; 2 tb spoon cooking oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 onion; 2 tomatoes; To taste salt; 1/2 tsp degi mirch; 1/2 tsp pulav masala (MDH); 8-10 black pepper seeds; 5 cloves; 2 Bay leaves; 2 Green cardamom; 1 stick cinnamom; 5 bowls water; Pickle; Onion rings for salad

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

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Chana Dal or Split Chickpeas, are one of the richest sauces of proteins for vegetarians and has a low glycemic index. It is good for people who have high sugar levels or diabetes.It has slow fat content and recommended for people who are on weight loss diets or are trying to lose weight. It is a one pot meal.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

2 bowlsbasmati rice
1 bowlGram dal
2 tbspoon cooking oil
1 tspcumin seeds
1onion
2tomatoes
To tastesalt
1/2 tspdegi mirch
1/2 tsppulav masala (MDH)
8-10black pepper seeds
5cloves
2Bay leaves
2Green cardamom
1 stickcinnamom
5 bowlswater
Other
Pickle
Onion rings for salad

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash and Soak rice and dal for 20 minutes. Wash, peel and chop onions and grate tomatoes and make a puree.
2

Heat oil in a cooker. Add cumin seeds and when cumin seeds splutter put finely chopped onions. Saute for 5 minutes or till it turn golden. Add tomato puree and stir.
3

Add black pepper seeds. Cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon and Bay leaves. Add salt, red chilli powder and pulav masala and stir for two minutes.
4

Add rice and dal and saute till oil leaves the sides.
5

Add water and place the lid. Pressure cook for 5 minutes after first whistle. Let pressure releases automatically.
6

Open the lid and stir pulav.
7

Serve hot with pickle and onion rings.