Recipe: Yummy Chanadal Khichdi

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Chanadal Khichdi. This chana dal khichdi is unlike the other Indian khichdi varieties which have a thin or medium porridge-like consistency. By the way Khichdi is a term used for one-pot dishes that are made with cereals, lentils and vegetables. In this recipe, the rice grains as well as chana dal lentils are separate and this gives the khichdi a pulav like texture.

It is a super easy recipe which can be made in no time.

Serve Chana Dal Khichdi with Gujarati Kadhi or any raita of your choice.

Chana Dal Khichdi is not the regular khichdi that we cook at our place, but is more like a pulao and tastes amazing.

You can cook Chanadal Khichdi using 22 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chanadal Khichdi

1. You need of bengal gram.

2. You need of basmati Rice.

3. You need of Ghee.

4. You need of cumin seeds.

5. It’s of dry red chilli.

6. It’s of star.

7. Prepare of bay leaf.

8. It’s of black pepper.

9. You need of "cinemon stick.

10. Prepare of Cardamom.

11. You need of big cardamom.

12. You need of cashewnuts.

13. You need of Peanuts.

14. Prepare of Onion.

15. It’s of kismiss.

16. You need of Garam masala.

17. It’s of Ginger garlic paste.

18. It’s of Chilli paste.

19. Prepare of turmeric powder.

20. You need of Red chillipowder.

21. Prepare of Salt.

22. It’s of cup. Mint leaves.

This Punjabi recipe is prepared with chana dal, basmati rice, onion, ginger-garlic, fennel and cumin seeds is extremely tempting and is best served with fresh curd or raita, and salad; however, you can enjoy with a pickle as well.

Chana Dal Khichdi is a one-pot meal made with rice and chana dal (split chickpeas) along with some spices.

You can easily make this recipe in Instant Pot.

Chana Dal Khichdi pair nicely with Yogurt/Raita, Achaar (Indian Pickle), or with Aloo Rasedar.

Chanadal Khichdi instructions

1. Wash and Soak bengal gram for 1 hour. Soak rice for 15min..

2. Heat ghee in a pan crackle cumin seeds dry red chilli black pepper star cinemon stick cardamom and bay leaf now add onion slices salt turmeric powder chilli paste and ginger garlic paste peanuts cashew nuts kiss miss. Saute and add bengal gram red chilli powder turmeric powder stir and add 1/2glass water bring 1boil. Now add rice stir and add 1glass water stir well and make 3whistle. Immidiately open after 3whistle add mint leaves and garam masala and lightly stir and serve..

3. Tasty delicious Chandal Khichdi is ready to serve. Garnish with mint leaves..

This is one of the popular rice recipes to make at lunch and is one of my Family favorites.

Chana Dal Ki Khichdi is a one-pot meal that combines rice and chana Dal.

The seasonal veggie like green peas are added to this preparation that makes it a bit more wholesome.

To spice up the taste of this khichdi, a masala paste of ginger, garlic, cinnamon, peppercorns (Kalimirch) and other Indian spices are added that makes this dish more.

Chana Dal Khichdi is a traditional punjabi cuisine which prepared with two main ingredients, Bengal gram and rice for special occasions like lohri, sankranti and more Indian festivals.