Recipe: Delicious Khichdi

Recipe: Delicious Khichdi Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Khichdi. Combine ½ cup mung beans and ½ cup rice in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse under cool running water until water runs clear. Transfer to a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot (the larger the better. Khichdi also known as khichadi or khichuri is a comfort food that's most commonly eaten all over India.

Khichdi is a lovely comfort food often served for breakfast, but I find it makes a wonderful side dish with a curry or salad, or a light main dish.

I have eaten khichdis prepared by Indian friends that were like porridge, with the mung beans and rice indistinguishable because it was cooked until almost smooth.

Khichdi (pronounced [ˈkʰɪtʃɽi]) is a dish in South Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils (), but other variations include bajra and mung dal kichri.

You can have Khichdi using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Khichdi

1. You need of Rice (soaked).

2. You need of Green moong Dal.

3. Prepare of hing/asafoetida.

4. Prepare of haldi (turmeric powder).

5. It’s of Salt.

6. You need of Green chilli (chopped).

7. Prepare of tomato (chopped).

8. Prepare of Musterd seeds.

9. It’s of Cumin seeds.

10. You need of Oil or ghee.

11. You need of water.

12. Prepare of coriander leaves (chopped).

In Indian culture, it is considered one of the first solid foods that babies eat.

Hindus, who avoid eating grains during fasting, eat Sabudana Khichadi made from sago.

Dalia is another similar sweet porridge made.

Khichdi is the ultimate pantry dinner.

Khichdi instructions

1. Take a bowl add Rice or Moong Dal wash and soaked for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes drain the water and set a side.

2. Add rice or Dal to a pressure cooker and around 4 cup water add salt haldi Hing pressure cooker on high heat 5 to 6 whistle.the Dal or rice cook mushy..

3. Now tadka take a pan add oil musterd seed, Cumin seeds, saute 1 sec.now add Green chilli and tomato cook for 2 minutes tomato looks mushy..

4. Now add pour the tadka Khichdi and mix it well..

5. Garinsh with Coriander leaves.or ghee..

6. Serve with kadhi.

It requires only rice, split mung beans, various warming spices, and ghee—ingredients I always have around and that tend to keep for a while.

Khichdi or khichri is an Indian one pot lentil and rice dish that's vegetarian, easy to digest and wholesome.

Done right, it can be incredibly tasty and may become your favourite comfort food.

This version can be made in a traditional pressure cooker or an Instant Pot.

Khichdi Recipe with step by step photos.