Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, moong dal khichdi. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Moong Dal Khichdi is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Moong Dal Khichdi is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook moong dal khichdi using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Moong Dal Khichdi:
- Prepare 1/2 cup moong dal (split)
- Make ready 1/2 cup rice
- Get 1 tbsp ghee or oil
- Get 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Get 1 bay leaf
- Make ready 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
- Make ready 1 onion finely chopped
- Make ready 1 green chilli chopped
- Make ready 1/2 inch ginger grated
- Get 1 tomato finely chopped
- Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Make ready To taste salt
- Make ready as needed water
- Prepare 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
Khichdi with a dollop of butter is amazing. It just melts in your mouth. You can also add ghee, but I'm not a fan of eating ghee raw. Khichdi also goes perfectly with yogurt and achaar (pickle).
Instructions to make Moong Dal Khichdi:
- Wash rice and dal together for a couple of times. Drain water completely and keep them aside.
- Heat ghee or oil in a pan and saute cumin seeds and bay leaf on a low flame for 1 minute.
- Add onion, green chilli, ginger and hing. Fry till onion turns translucent.
- Add tomato and cook till it turns soft and mushy.
- Add turmeric powder, salt and saute for few seconds. Add little water and cook for a minute or two.
- Now add drained moong dal and rice. Saute on a low flame for 3-4 minutes or till moong dal turns aromatic.
- Pour water and stir well. Season with salt. Then transfer it to a pressure cooker. Close the lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles on a medium flame for grainy consistency. And for porridge consistency cook for 4 whistles.
- Once the pressure settles, open the lid, add coriander leaves and mix gently.
- Finally serve moong dal khichdi hot or warm with curd or pickles.
You can also add ghee, but I'm not a fan of eating ghee raw. Khichdi also goes perfectly with yogurt and achaar (pickle). It lends a creamy flavor with a salty kick. Green Moong Dal Khichdi can also be served with papad and/or red garlic chutney. Moong Dal Khichdi/ kitchari is a staple of an Ayurvedic diet and is known to be the perfect detox food.
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