Kuttu Ki Khichdi- Buckwheat grouts cooked with potato and few spice and herbs.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine
Keyword: Buckwheat, fasting recipe, Kuttu, kuttu ki khichdi
Servings: 2person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
Ingredients
1/2cupBuckwheat grouts/ Kuttu Daliya
1smallPotato
1.5tspGreen chili/hari mirchchopped
1.5tspGinger / Adrakchopped
1tspCumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
PinchAsafoetida / Hing powder
2tbspClarified Butter / Desi Ghee
ToTasteSalt
1.5tsplemon juice
2tbspFresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
Instructions
Wash and soak kuttu daliya/ buckwheat grouts in water for 30 minutes.
Peel and chop potato into small pieces.
Now drain the water from the kuttu daliya and keep aside
Heat ghee in the pressure cooker and then add cumin seeds. when seeds start to crackle then add chopped potato,green chilies and ginger and give a stir.
Now add the soaked kuttu daliya and stir for few seconds.
Add 1.5 cup water and salt and mix.
Pressure cook on medium heat for a whistles and then lower the heat and simmer for 10 -15 minutes.
Switch off the heat and then allow the cooker to cool down completely.( If its slightly raw or there is water left then cook further for some time.)
Now open the cooker and gently fluff the kuttu khichdi.
Add lemon juice and chopped coriander and a tsp of ghee (ghee is optional)
Mix it and serve with some curd and chutney of your choice.
Notes
Note-
If you don't use green chili and ginger in fasting then use crushed pepper.
Can use some coarsely pounded roasted peanuts when you add lemon juice.