Khichdi Recipe

Khichdi Recipe

This Khichdi recipe is a light and easy-to-digest Indian dish made with rice and moong dal. Nutritious and light on the tummy, serve this healthy, comforting, and nourishing porridge-like Dal Khichdi with curd, raita, or papad. I share three ways of making Khichdi (more in the post below and the recipe card).

Khichdi is a simple, classic Indian dish made with rice and yellow mung lentils. It is actually a very healthy recipe — so much so that in India when someone is ill or recovering from illness, Dalia and moong dal khichdi is often served.

Specifically, small children or senior citizens recovering are often recommended this dish (even by doctors) because it is so nutrient-rich and easy to digest.

The word Khichdi comes from the Sanskrit word “Khicca” which means a dish of lentils and rice Khichdi is also pronounced and written as khichri, khichuri, khichari.

The simplest khichdi recipe version is made with just ghee (clarified butter), cumin seeds (optional), and turmeric, which is prescribed in Ayurveda for detoxifying the body.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup rice

• 1/4 cup Toor daal

• 2 tablespoon ghee

• 1 dash cinnamon

• 1/3 cup peas

• 1/2 cup potato

• 1 teaspoon ginger

• 1/4 cup moong dal

• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds

• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida

• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

• 1/2 cup cauliflower

• 1 bay leaf

• 5 sprigs coriander leaves

Recipe:

Step 1 Dry roast the lentils and wash the rice and the lentils

It's not a big thing to prepare Khichdi, which has been a comfort food for many. All you need to do to prepare this dish is dry roast the dals in a frying pan. When an aroma starts emanating from them and they become slightly brown, remove it from the flame, and allow it to cool. Wash them well and keep them aside. Next, take a bowl and wash the rice in running water 5-6 times and soak it for half an hour.

Step 2 Fry potato and cauliflower in ghee

Now, put a pressure cooker on medium flame and heat ghee in it. When the ghee is hot enough, add all the whole spices - bay leaf, asafoetida, cinnamon in ghee and fry them for a few seconds. Next, add turmeric, ginger paste, and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Finally, add the potato and cauliflower along with salt and sugar it. Stir well and cook on medium to high flame for 2-3 minutes. Once the vegetables are cooked, add soaked rice in it along with and roasted dals. Mix well all the ingredients and cook for 4-5 minutes.

Step 3 Pressure cook the Khichdi

Now, add 3-4 cups of water to the rice and close the pressure cooker with its lid. Pressure cook for 3 whistles and turn off the flame. Let the steam release on its own and serve hot with a little ghee, papad, achaar, and raita.

Step 4 Tips for making perfect Khichdi at home

1. A well-made khichdi is delicious, protein-rich, and healthy as well. And the best way to make it at home is to make it in a simple way with fewer spices. Try to use only asafoetida, cumin seeds, and turmeric while making the dish. 2. To make khichdi more nutritious, you can add a little pearl millet to it. This would also increase the taste of the khichdi. 3. You can also add more veggies for making khichdi more delicious and colorful. 4. You can use short-grain rice for making khichdi or even brown rice.

Description:

The kind of spices, herbs, veggies you add make a great difference to the khichdi flavors. In fact in Indian cuisine, there are so many ways we make khichri.

I add onions and tomatoes to my moong dal khichdi – this is my usual, go-to basic recipe for regular, at-home cooking.

Perfect for weeknight dinners, this one-pot rice recipe can be finished in less than an hour and is sure to become a new family favorite in no time.