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DISH NAME : KICHIDI WITH DAL ( RICE N PIGEON PEA)

  • Origin : INDIA
  • Category : RICE, NOODLES AND PASTA
Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes
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Description

Khichdi is a simple one pot dish of pulses and rice. The pulses vary from region to region. It can be pigeon pea or green gram or green gram dal. Some khichdi also includes vegetables. Khichdi is almost always tempered in ghee with spices. The basic accompaniments to a khichdi is pappad, curd and pickle. Again this varies according to region. Usually the first solid meal of an Indian kid is khichdi.

Note

1) I used basmati rice, you can use normal white rice.

  Servings 
Quantity Name
DAL KHICHDI
0.5  CupRice
0.5  CupPigeon pea
0.25  Tsp.Turmeric powder
1  PinchAsafoetida
  Salt to taste
4  DropWater
Tempering
2  Tsp.Ghee (clarified butter)
0.5  InchCinnamon
2  No.sCloves
4  No.sPepper corns, coarsely crushed
1  Tsp.Cumin seeds
2  No.sRed chilli
1  PinchAsafoetida
1  Tbsp.Corriander leaves chopped fine
0.25  CupOnion chopped finely
0.25  CupTomato chopped finely
2  Tsp.Garlic,finely chopped
1  PinchChilli powder
1  Tsp.Green chillies, chopped finely

Method

1) Mix pigeon pea, rice, turmeric powder asafoetida, salt and water in a pressure cooker. Mix well and cook for 3 whistles.
2) After the pressure has subsided, remove lid and adjust salt.
3) Heat ghee. Add cinnamon, cloves, red chillies, peppercorns and cumin. Let cumin splutter.
4) Then add onion, garlic, green chillies and fry till onion is brown.
5) Add tomatoes and fry till done.
6) Then add chilli powder and asafoetida.
7) Add corriander leaves chopped.Pour the tempering over the dal-rice mixture.

Serving Suggestions

Serve hot with pappad, pickle and curd.