Simply put Dal Khichdi of your dream, restaurant style. This smoky flavoured Jain Dal Khichdi is what you always wanted to have but could never, as you didn’t know how to make it before, hehe. Now you know. Now you know the secret behind the tastiest Dal Khichdi ever made. Delicious, healthy, and bellyful, trust me, you will love this. You can serve this dal khichdi with preheated curd, pickle or papad.

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Dal Khichdi - Restaurant Style

Course

Dinner, Main Dish

Cuisine

Healthy, Indian

Servings

people

Ingredients

for rice

• 1 cup basmati rice

for dal

• 1 cup toor dal
• 1/4 cup chana dal
• 1/4 cup masoor dal
• 1 tsp ghee
• 1 tsp jeera
• 1/4 tsp ginger powder or 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric
• salt to taste

for khichdi:

• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp jeera
• 2 or 3 whole dry red chilli
• 3 4 green chilli chopped
• 1/4 tsp ginger powder
• 2 medium tomato chopped
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp amchur
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 2 tsp kasturi methi
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp fresh coriander
• salt to taste

for garnishing

• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp jeera
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp hing
• 2 or 3 whole dry red chilli

Course Dinner, Main Dish Cuisine Healthy, Indian Servings people Ingredients for rice 1 cup basmati rice for dal 1 cup toor dal 1/4 cup chana dal 1/4 cup masoor dal 1 tsp ghee 1 tsp jeera 1/4 tsp ginger powder or 1/2 tsp ginger 1 tsp turmeric salt to taste for khichdi: 1 tbsp ghee 1 tsp jeera 2 or 3 whole dry red chilli 3 4 green chilli chopped 1/4 tsp ginger powder 2 medium tomato chopped 1 tsp turmeric 1 tbsp coriander powder 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp amchur 1 tsp garam masala 2 tsp kasturi methi 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tbsp fresh coriander salt to taste for garnishing 1 tbsp ghee 1 tsp jeera 1 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp hing 2 or 3 whole dry red chilli

Instructions

for rice

1. Rinse and soak for 10-15mins
2. In a pan, boil some water add rice and salt to it.
3. Cover and cook for 7-8mins.
4. Check if the rice is almost cooked.
5. Strain the cooked rice and keep it aside.

for dal

1. Wash and soak for half an hour.
2. In a cooker, add some ghee and wait for jeera to dance
3. Now add ginger, turmeric, soaked dal and 5 cups of water.
4. On a medium flame, cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
5. Depressurise the cooker naturally.

for khichdi

1. Heat the pan and add some ghee. Add jeera and wait for it dance.
2. Now add red chilli, green chilli, ginger, tomatoes, turmeric, coriander powder, red chilli powder, amchur, garam masala and 1 tsp of kasturi methi.
3. Cook till tomatoes are mushy.
4. Now add the cooked dal and mix well.
5. Add the cooked rice and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
6. Add some water to adjust the consistency and cook for another 4 to 5 minutes.
7. Now add the remaining 1tsp kasturi methi, lemon juice and fresh coriander.
8. Give it a nice mix.
9. For smoky flavour use live charcoal and ghee. (This process is optional)
10. Place a small bowl on the dal khichdi
11. In that bowl, place a heated charcoal and pour 1tsp of ghee on it.
12. Cover and let it remain in smoke for 3 to 4 minutes.
13. You will get a really nice smoky flavour, restaurant style.

for vaghar / tempering

1. Heat a vagar pan. Add some ghee, let the jeera dance as usual.
2. Now add red chilli powder, hing and whole red chilli.
3. Turn off the flame.
4. Put vaghar as per your need while serving the dal khichdi.

Recipe Notes

Click here for recipe of Preheated Curd