Vegetable dal Khichdi –
A quick comforting made with rice, lentils and vegetables. Nutritious food for kids.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
- Rice – 1/2 cup
- Moong dal – 1/2 cup
- Big Onion – 1 small sized
- Tomato – 1 small sized
- Green chilli – 1
- Ginger – 1/2 inch
- Vegetables- 1 cup chopped
- Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp optional
- Turmeric powder – a pinch
- Hing – a generous pinch
- Coriander leaves – a handful
- Water – 4.5 cups
- Salt – as required
To temper:
- Ghee – 2 tbsp
- Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Vegetables Used:
- 1 carrot
- 5 cauliflower florets
- handful of peas
- 1 small potato
Instructions
Preparation
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Slice onions, chop tomatoes finely.
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Wash and Chop all vegetables into bite size pieces. Slit green chillies.
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Roughly chop coriander leaves. Set aside.
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Wash rice and moong dal together and soak it in warm water for 20 minutes.
Method
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Heat a pressure cooker with ghee & oil. Add cumin seeds. Let it crackle.
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Then add onions. Saute them nicely until golden brown.
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Once onions becomes transparent , add tomatoes.
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Fry tomatoes until the raw smell of tomatoes leaves and become mushy.
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Add chopped veggies, turmeric powder, garam masala powder(if using) and required salt. Give a quick stir.
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Then add soaked rice & moong dal mix well. Add coriander leaves. Give a quick stir.
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Add required water and bring it to a boil. Then close the lid of pressure cooker and cook everything in a medium flame for three to four whistles
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Once the pressure releases, open the cooker and fluff the rice with a spoon slowly, top with ghee if required.
Serve the vegetable dal khichdi with curd. Tastes delicious!!!
