Toovar Dal and Mixed Vegetable Masala Khichdi Recipe

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Directions

• In a bowl add grated coconut, chopped coriander, coriander- cumin seeds powder, chili powder, hing, sugar, and salt and mix it nicely and divide the mixture into 2 equal portions and keep it aside.
• Soak the rice and toovar dal in enough water for 15 minutes and drain the water from the rice and dal and keep it aside.
• Make criss-cross slits on the onions, potatoes, and brinjals and take care not to separate the segments.
• Stuff the onions, potatoes and brinjal with half of the masala mixture and keep it aside.
• Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker, add the rice and toovar dal, asafoetida, turmeric powder and soda bi-carbonate and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
• Add the stuffed vegetables, the remaining half masala mixture, green peas, salt and 3 cups of hot water, mix it gently and pressure cook for 25 min.
• Switch off the flame and allow the steam to escape before opening the lid
• Serve it hot with papad.

• If you don’t want to add sugar to masala mixture, you can skip it but sugar gives a nice taste and flavor to the dish.

Meghna Nath