How to Make Appetizing Panchmel Palak Khichdi

How to Make Appetizing Panchmel Palak Khichdi Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Panchmel Palak Khichdi. Palak Khichdi; Method for Vegetable Panchmel Khichdi. For the Vegetable Panchmel Khichdi, clean the rice & put in a strainer. You can substitute rice with brown rice or broken wheat to make it more nutritious.

Once again, Thadka is a game changer.

Also, if you like to make this recipe more healthy, add some sprouted green moong to this recipe.

Dal Panchmel - This one is literally loaded with Dal.

You can have Panchmel Palak Khichdi using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Panchmel Palak Khichdi

1. It’s 2 cups of washed and chopped palak.

2. It’s 1 cup of rice.

3. Prepare 1/2 cup of moong dal.

4. You need 1/4 cup of toor dal.

5. Prepare 1 tbsp of chana dal.

6. Prepare 1 tbsp of masoor dal.

7. Prepare 1 of medium sized tomato chopped.

8. It’s 1 tsp of garam masala.

9. It’s 1 tsp of ginger - garlic paste.

10. It’s 1 twp of jeera /cumin seeds.

11. You need 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds.

12. You need 1 tsp of haldi powder.

13. It’s 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.

14. Prepare 1 tbsp of ghee.

15. It’s As per taste of salt.

16. Prepare 5 cups of water.

Palak Khichdi is an ideal one-dish meal for such a day.

Yeah, the minute i have khichdi it reminds me of this song, i always wonder who would have coined this terminology, "khichdi aur uske chaar yaar", yes this is the term used for khichdi, which literally means 'hodge podge' or mish mash, accompanied by its chaar yaar, four friends, "raita, achar, papad, ghee" which makes for a complete one-pot meal, and is the proud leading candidate.

Rajasthani Panchmel Dal also known as Panchkuti is a traditional Rajasthani dal recipe.

It is a staple in almost every household in Rajasthan.

Panchmel Palak Khichdi instructions

1. To begin wash rice and dals properly and soak them in water for half an hour..

2. In a pressure pan heat ghee and add mustard and jeera..

3. To this add ginger- garlic paste, tomatoes and palak. Roast well for 2-3 mins..

4. Now add the soaked daks and rice. Saute it well for 5 mins..

5. Add haldi, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Saute for 2-3 mins..

6. Now add boiling water to this mixture and mix well. If you like more soft khichadi you can increase the amount of water..

7. Add salt as per your taste..

8. Cook for 5-6 whistles..

9. Serve hot with raita, achar and papad..

The Panchmel Dal is most often served along with Dal Baati, that is another popular dish from the Rajasthani Cuisine.  Panch mean five in hindu and hence the name Panchmel that is delicately blended together using various spices.

Moong Dal Khichdi or Mixed Vegetable Dal Rice is a great way to introduce babies/toddlers to different textures and taste of our Indian cuisine.

The variations of khichdi in this country merit a chronicle of its own.

From moong dal khichdi, bajra khichdi,panchmel khichdi and sabudana khichdi (tapioca khichdi) to oats khichdi, there are options galore.

Spike it up or keep it simple serve with papad and achar or dahi and salad - khichdi can be a lot of fun too!