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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
Ingredients
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for dal
for khichdi:
for garnishing
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Instructions
for rice
- Rinse and soak for 10-15mins
- In a pan, boil some water add rice and salt to it.
- Cover and cook for 7-8mins.
- Check if the rice is almost cooked.
- Strain the cooked rice and keep it aside.
for dal
- Wash and soak for half an hour.
- In a cooker, add some ghee and wait for jeera to dance
- Now add ginger, turmeric, soaked dal and 5 cups of water.
- On a medium flame, cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
- Depressurise the cooker naturally.
for khichdi
- Heat the pan and add some ghee. Add jeera and wait for it dance.
- Now add red chilli, green chilli, ginger, tomatoes, turmeric, coriander powder, red chilli powder, amchur, garam masala and 1 tsp of kasturi methi.
- Cook till tomatoes are mushy.
- Now add the cooked dal and mix well.
- Add the cooked rice and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add some water to adjust the consistency and cook for another 4 to 5 minutes.
- Now add the remaining 1tsp kasturi methi, lemon juice and fresh coriander.
- Give it a nice mix.
- For smoky flavour use live charcoal and ghee. (This process is optional)
- Place a small bowl on the dal khichdi
- In that bowl, place a heated charcoal and pour 1tsp of ghee on it.
- Cover and let it remain in smoke for 3 to 4 minutes.
- You will get a really nice smoky flavour, restaurant style.
for vaghar / tempering
- Heat a vagar pan. Add some ghee, let the jeera dance as usual.
- Now add red chilli powder, hing and whole red chilli.
- Turn off the flame.
- Put vaghar as per your need while serving the dal khichdi.
Recipe Notes