Pearl Barley Khichdi

Name: Pearl Barley Khichdi
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 1 person
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup pearl Barley; 1/2 cup moong dal; 1/2 cup Green peas; 1/2 cup carrot dices; 1-2 red chilis; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp Cumin seed; 2 green cardamoms; 4 cloves; 8-10 black pepper; 1/2 cup curd; 1/2 cucumber; 1 tomato; 1/2 tsp Black pepper

Ratna Lalwani @ratna62

Kolkata

Simple delicious cuisine, which can be be prepared anytime.

#ga24

Simple delicious cuisine, which can be be prepared anytime.

#ga24

Ratna Lalwani @ratna62

Kolkata

Simple delicious cuisine, which can be be prepared anytime.

#ga24

Simple delicious cuisine, which can be be prepared anytime.

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Ingredients

30mins

1 person

1/2 cuppearl Barley
1/2 cupmoong dal
1/2 cupGreen peas
1/2 cupcarrot dices
1-2red chilis
For tempering
1 tbspghee
1 tspCumin seed
2green cardamoms
4cloves
8-10black pepper
For garnishing
1/2 cupcurd
1/2cucumber
1tomato
1/2 tspBlack pepper

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Steps

30mins

1

Pearl Barley soak in water for at least 4hrs. Roast moong dal till light brown, then soak in water for at least 1 hour.
2

Rinse pearl Barley and moong dal thoroughly with water and mix. To it add green peas and carrot cubes.
3

Add salt, turmeric powder and red chili into it. Pour 11/2 cup water and cook in a pressure cooker till whistle blows 2-3times under medium flame.
4

For tempering, add 1tbsp ghee in a kadhai and switch on the burner. When the ghee becomes hot, reduce the flame and add cumin seed, crushed cardamom, Clove and black pepper. Then add the boiled pearl Barley.
5

Cook for 3-5 minutes under low flame with constant stirring till the khichri becomes thick. Serve hot in a serving plate. For garnishing, I have added curd, cucumber, tomato slices.

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Ratna Lalwani @ratna62

on March 08, 2024 04:20

Kolkata

I am a senior citizen. At present, kitchen is my laboratory. I think more and cook less. I try something whenever new idea comes to mind. My recipes are simple but interesting, tasty, diet friendly and quick with minimum oil and ingredients . I belong to Jain community , therefore my dishes are strictly vegetarian cuisine.