Khichdi Recipe
Recipe Information
This delicious Khichdi Recipe recipe serves 4 people and takes approximately 30 min to prepare. Each serving contains 182 calories, making it a perfect choice for a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
- 🍴1/2 cup rice
- 🍴1/4 cup Toor daal
- 🍴2 tablespoon ghee
- 🍴1 dash cinnamon
- 🍴1/3 cup peas
- 🍴1/2 cup potato
- 🍴1 teaspoon ginger
- 🍴1/4 cup moong dal
- 🍴1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 🍴1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
- 🍴1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 🍴1/2 cup cauliflower
- 🍴1 bay leaf
- 🍴5 sprigs coriander leaves
Instructions
- 🍴Dry roast the lentils and wash the rice and the lentils
It's not a big thing to prepare Khichdi, which has been a comfort food for many. All you need to do to prepare this dish is dry roast the dals in a frying pan. When an aroma starts emanating from them and they become slightly brown, remove it from the flame, and allow it to cool. Wash them well and keep them aside. Next, take a bowl and wash the rice in running water 5-6 times and soak it for half an hour.
- 🍴Fry potato and cauliflower in ghee
Now, put a pressure cooker on medium flame and heat ghee in it. When the ghee is hot enough, add all the whole spices - bay leaf, asafoetida, cinnamon in ghee and fry them for a few seconds. Next, add turmeric, ginger paste, and saute for 2-3 minutes. Finally, add the potato and cauliflower along with salt and sugar. Stir well and cook on medium to high flame for 2-3 minutes. Once the vegetables are cooked, add soaked rice in it along with and roasted dals. Mix well all the ingredients and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- 🍴Pressure cook the Khichdi
Now, add 3-4 cups of water to the rice and close the pressure cooker with its lid. Pressure cook for 3 whistles and turn off the flame. Let the steam release on its own and serve hot with a little ghee, papad, achaar, and raita.