Lahsuni Palak Khichdi

Name: Lahsuni Palak Khichdi
Total time: 1800 s
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gms spinach / Palak; 1/2 cup small grain rice; 1/2 cup moong dal; 1 brown cardamom; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 1 tbsp ghee; 2 tbsp oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste; 1 tomato, paste; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp Cummin powder; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 1 handful coriander leaves; 1 handful mint leaves; 1/2 inch ginger; 2 green chilli; 1 tsp turmeric powder; As Per Taste Salt; 4 cups water; For tempering-; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped; 2 red chillies

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Khichdi is a comfort food . Its taste, texture and qualities of being easy on the stomach. Due to the same reasons, khichdi is popularly known as food for the sick. However, like everything else in this world, our favourite khichdi has also undergone a makeover to cater to the tastebuds of current generation.
Lasooni Palak Khichdi is an attempt to make the khichdi tastier and healthier. This khichdi uses spinach puree made from fresh spinach leaves blended in mixer, which makes preparation very easy.
Do try this recipe you will surely love it 😀.
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Ingredients

30 mins

250 gmsspinach / Palak
1/2 cupsmall grain rice
1/2 cupmoong dal
1brown cardamom
1 inchcinnamon stick
2bay leaves
1 tbspghee
2 tbspoil
1onion, finely chopped
1 tbspginger-garlic paste
1tomato, paste
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tspCummin powder
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
1 handfulcoriander leaves
1 handfulmint leaves
1/2 inchginger
2green chilli
1 tspturmeric powder
As Per TasteSalt
4 cupswater
For tempering-
1 tbspghee
1 tspCumin seeds
2-3garlic cloves, chopped
2red chillies

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Steps

30 mins

1

Firstly, blanch the spinach. In a pot of boiling water, add a little salt and then spinach leaves to it. Blanch the spinach leaves for 2 to 3 minutes until wilted.
Take them out and put them in ice-cold water for 2-3 minutes.
Then drain water and transfer it in a grinding jar along with coriander leaves, mint leaves, chili, and ginger. Blend them till smooth.
Keep it ready.
2

Wash dal and rice.
Heat ghee in a pressure cooker add in cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, washed dal - rice, turmeric powder, and 1tsp salt. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes or until it turn automatic. Add in 3cup water, lock the lid and cook until 2 whistles on medium flame.
Keep it ready.
3

Heat oil in a big Kadai, add in chopped onions and ginger-garlic paste. cook till the onion becomes translucent.
Further, add coriander powder, Cummin powder, black pepper powder, and 1/2tsp salt. Stir and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Make sure masala should not be burned, keep the flame on low.
Now add tomato paste, stir and cook till the mixture released oil.
4

Further, add spinach paste. Mix and cook for 4-5 minutes.
Now add cooked dal - rice.
5

Mix everything together nicely. Add 1 cup water and adjust salt. Cook till Khichdi starts boiling.
Turn off the flame.
For tempering, heat ghee in a tadka pan splattered Cummin seeds, chili, and chopped garlic. Keep the flame on low and cook until garlic turns golden, stir continuously.
Add the tempering to the Khichdi.
6

Serve hot with roasted Papad, Curd, salad, and salted mint water. Enjoy 😊.

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Swati Keshri 👩‍🍳 @SwatiKeshri_8918

on November 30, 2021 11:23

My Facebook page is @swati's Food Diary .I am a food Blogger and love food Photography. Cooking is my passion , I always try to create recipes with Healthy and basic ingredients.