Dal Khichdi
Dal Khichdi is a comfort food prepared with rice and dal. It is so filling and protein rich. We usually serve khichdi with ghee drizzled over it.
Servings: 2
Calories:
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Oil / Ghee
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 Green Chilli
- 1 tbsp Crushed ginger and garlic
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 Onion
- 1 Tomato
- ¾ cup Rice
- 2 tbsp Moong Dal
- 2 tbsp Toor Dal
- 2 tbsp Channa Dal
- 2.5 cups Water
- ¼ tsp Turmeric power
- Salt as needed
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves to garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl add Rice along with moong dal, Toor dal and Channa Dal.
- Wash well and soak them in water for 30 mins.
- Heat a pressure cooker with ghee. Once its hot add in the mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let it splutter and then add Bay leaf. Next add Green Chili and cashew nuts. Sauté till the cashews are golden. And then add crushed ginger and garlic. Saute until raw smell leaves.
- Now add chopped onions and saute till glossy,.
- Then add tomatoes and cook till it turns soft.
- At this stage add soaked dal and Rice. Fry for a min.
- And then add measured water. Mix well
- Next add Turmeric powder, Salt. Combine everything and close the pressure cooker.
- Once it starts boiling close the pressure cooker. Cook for 4 whistles in a high flame and one more whistle in a medium flame. Switch off and wait till the pressure subsides on its own and then open the cooker. Garnish with coriander leaves and a tsp of ghee .
- Fluff the rice and serve hot.
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Notes
Goes well with pickle and papad.
Makes a wholesome gut friendly meal.
You can also add Masoor dal along with this for added protein.
We can also prepare the same khichdi in Instant Pot.
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