Masoor Dal and Vegetable Khichdi Recipe

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Prep Time 15 Minutes

Cooking Time 20 Minutes

Servings 3-4

Rating

Khichdi is a wonderful versatile Indian Food. It is tasty and easy to prepare and fits perfectly into any meal either lunch or dinner. Khichdi is a very wholesome food which is healthy. It is fit to be called a meal in a bowl. Let’s follow this Masoor Dal and Vegetable Khichdi recipe.

Ingredients

1 cupmasoor dal (split red lentil), washed and drained
1/2 cupgreen peas
1/4 cuppotato cubes (unpeeled)
1/2 cupchopped french beans
1 cupbrown rice, washed and drained
2 tspghee
4cloves (laung/ lavang)
1small stick cinnamon (dalchini)
1 tspcumin seeds (jeera)
1cardamom (elaichi)
1/4 tspasafoetida (hing)
1/2 cupchopped onions
1 tspgarlic (lehsun) paste
1/2 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
2-1/2 tspgreen chili paste
saltto taste

Directions

Step1Soak masoor dal and brown rice in enough water for 30 minutes anddrain it well and keep it aside.
Step2Heat ghee in a pressure cooker, add cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, cardamom, and asafoetida and saute on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Step3Add onions and garlic paste and saute on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Step4Add green peas, potatoes, and french beans and saute on a medium flame for another 2 minutes.
Step5Add rice, masoor dal, turmeric powder, green chili paste and salt and saute on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Step6Add 4 cups of water, mix it well and pressure cook for15 min and allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
Step7Serve it hot.