Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, moong dal khichdi. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Khichdi Recipe with step by step photos. Dal Khichdi is a light and comforting dish made with rice and moong dal. Moong dal khichdi is easy to digest & healthy. you can serve moong dal khichdi with curd or an accompanying raita or papad. moong dal khichdi how to make yellow moong dal khichdi recipe with detailed step by step photos andb video. yellow moong dal and rice cooked together with peppercorns and flavoured with ghee, moong dal khichdi is a light and healthy meal despite the rich texture that the ghee and dal impart to it. moong dal khichdi is very popular as a comfort food.
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 can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Moong Dal Khichdi:
- Take 1/2 cup moong dal (split)
- Take 1/2 cup rice
- Prepare 1 tbsp ghee or oil
- Prepare 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Get 1 bay leaf
- Get 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
- Take 1 onion finely chopped
- Take 1 green chilli chopped
- Take 1/2 inch ginger grated
- Take 1 tomato finely chopped
- Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Make ready To taste salt
- Prepare as needed water
- Make ready 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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