Khichadi is always considered a simple food and is recomended for sick or for kids.This is often used as an introductory dish for kids towards solid food.This dish is very simple in taste .Lentils and rice mixed and cooked with salt till it becomes soft enough to chew.
Khichadi is eaten throughout India in different ways and on different occasions.People of kutch eat khichadi kadi and rotala (bajara roti) as their daily dinner.Tha next meal after heavy lunch or dinner is always khichadi in northern part of India.
Generally it is prepared with moong dal and rice.In Bengal it is made during puja .
As it is very bland in taste it requires lot of other assortment to eat it like yogurt or pickle and papad..
There is a saying
"Khichadi ke chaar yaar
dahi, papad, ghee, achaar
Masoor Dal
Today I will make khichadi with masoor dal and rice + tomatoes Believe me this can be eaten without any other accomplishments..Everybody in my home loves it .masoor dal is a orange color dal and it it takes very littlle time to cook.If dal and rice are soaked in water for 20 minutesprior to cooking then one whistle of pressure cooker is sufficient to cook it.
Ingredients for khichadi
Ingredients required:-
Rice 1/2 cup
Masoor dal 1 cup
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cummin seeds
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
A pinch of hing
2 table spoon oil or ghee
A piece of fresh ginger Chopped)
1 green chilli (finely chopped)
2 table spoon fresh coriander finely chopped
Wash dal and rice separately and let these soak in water for 20 minutes.wash and chop tomatoes Now add Turmeric,chilli and salt,chopped ginget over tomatoes.
In a pressure cooker pour oil and let it heat for 2 to 3 minutes.Now add hing,cummin seeds and mustard seeds.When mustard seeds start spluttering then add tomatoes and stir.Now add rice and dal.Stir well.Add 4 cups of water and stir.Cover the lid and put the weight on it .Switch of the burner after one whistle.open cooker after 15 minutes.Stir and garnish with chopped coriander .
Khichadi is ready to serve.Better serve it either with a spoonfull of ghee or with a dollop butter. Weight watcher can eat it as it is without ghee or butter.
Tips :-
1 Fresh vegetables like green peas ,cauliflower or potatoes can added to it while cooking.
Khichadi is eaten throughout India in different ways and on different occasions.People of kutch eat khichadi kadi and rotala (bajara roti) as their daily dinner.Tha next meal after heavy lunch or dinner is always khichadi in northern part of India.
Generally it is prepared with moong dal and rice.In Bengal it is made during puja .
As it is very bland in taste it requires lot of other assortment to eat it like yogurt or pickle and papad..
There is a saying
"Khichadi ke chaar yaar
dahi, papad, ghee, achaar
Today I will make khichadi with masoor dal and rice + tomatoes Believe me this can be eaten without any other accomplishments..Everybody in my home loves it .masoor dal is a orange color dal and it it takes very littlle time to cook.If dal and rice are soaked in water for 20 minutesprior to cooking then one whistle of pressure cooker is sufficient to cook it.
Ingredients for khichadi
Ingredients required:-
Rice 1/2 cup
Masoor dal 1 cup
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cummin seeds
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
A pinch of hing
2 table spoon oil or ghee
A piece of fresh ginger Chopped)
1 green chilli (finely chopped)
2 table spoon fresh coriander finely chopped
Wash dal and rice separately and let these soak in water for 20 minutes.wash and chop tomatoes Now add Turmeric,chilli and salt,chopped ginget over tomatoes.
In a pressure cooker pour oil and let it heat for 2 to 3 minutes.Now add hing,cummin seeds and mustard seeds.When mustard seeds start spluttering then add tomatoes and stir.Now add rice and dal.Stir well.Add 4 cups of water and stir.Cover the lid and put the weight on it .Switch of the burner after one whistle.open cooker after 15 minutes.Stir and garnish with chopped coriander .
Khichadi is ready to serve.Better serve it either with a spoonfull of ghee or with a dollop butter. Weight watcher can eat it as it is without ghee or butter.
Tips :-
1 Fresh vegetables like green peas ,cauliflower or potatoes can added to it while cooking.
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