Wash the rice and gram well. Soak on water for 10 minutes. Also wash the chillies, curry leaves, mint leaves and corner leaves.

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker or pressure handI. Add cumin seeds, ginger, asafoetida, chopped green chillies. Stir well and witch off flame.

Add half of this tadka to the curd and mix well. Keep the curd aside. Then heat the tadka again and add the drained rice and green gram or sprouts. Fry well for 1 minutes. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder,garam masala, salt, sugar, chopped corinder leaves, and stir well.

Add the hot water and put on lid and pressure cook for 15 minutes on low flame or 5-6 whistles. Till the khichdi cooks.

How To Make Buttermilk or Spiced Buttermilk Or Masalyache Taak : Prepare the spiced buttermilk by adding cold water to the curd along with salt,cumin powder, chopped mint leaves, ginger and whisk well till it gets mixed with the previously added tadka.

Switch off flame from pressure cooker and cool it for 10 minutes. Then take out the khichdi in a serving bowl and add a tablespoon of ghee on top. Add chopped coriander leaves for garnish.

Serve the hot and yummy comfort food Mugachi Khichadi with Taak which means buttermilk in marathi, accompanied by some mango pickle and salad or papad. Satisfaction for whole family assured!