Green Moong Daal Khichdi
Green Moong Daal Khichdi- Quick and easy one pot meal of rice and green lentil from North India
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup Green Moong daal/yellow lentil with husk
- 1 cup Rice/chawal
- 2 tbsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
- 1/4 cup Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya chopped
- 1/3 tsp Garam masala
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
- 1/3 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- 3 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee *
- Salt / Namak to taste
Instructions
- Wash daal and rice with water.
- Soak them together in enough water for 15 minutes.
- Pressure cook the soaked rice and daal (along with the water in which it is soaked)with 5 cups of water on medium flame for 3-4 whistles or cook till it become soft and mushy.
- Slightly mix and mash the cooked khichdi with a ladle.
- Add hot water (about 3 cups) to adjust the consistency of khichdi, some like it watery and some prefer semi thick so add water according to your choice.
- Add chopped ginger, ghee and all the spices and mix well.
- Simmer for 10 minutes, partially cover the pan with a lid otherwise it may splutter all over.
- Keep stirring in between to avoid sticking it at the bottom of the pan.
- Switch off the gas and add fresh coriander and mix.
- Serve hot with a tsp of ghee drizzled on it.
Notes
Serving suggestions-serve with papad, dahi, pickle and chutney.
NOTE-
1-Don't make it thick as it taste best when it is of soft porridge consistency.
2- It tend to thicken soon so add some hot water,mix and give it a boil before using the leftover.
3- The cooking time also depend on the quality of lentil,rice and water so cook till rice and daal become soft and mushy.
4- You don't need to use basmati rice to make khichdi, can use any ordinary rice or broken rice(tukda) to make khichdi,but avoid using thick rice.
5- Can also add some chopped vegetables and green into it .
6- Addition of turmeric and tempering of cumin and asafoetida is optional.
1-Don't make it thick as it taste best when it is of soft porridge consistency.
2- It tend to thicken soon so add some hot water,mix and give it a boil before using the leftover.
3- The cooking time also depend on the quality of lentil,rice and water so cook till rice and daal become soft and mushy.
4- You don't need to use basmati rice to make khichdi, can use any ordinary rice or broken rice(tukda) to make khichdi,but avoid using thick rice.
5- Can also add some chopped vegetables and green into it .
6- Addition of turmeric and tempering of cumin and asafoetida is optional.