Vegetable Khichdi | Masala Khichdi
Masala Khichdi or Vegetable Khichdi is a one-pot comforting dish made with lentils, rice, spices, and vegetables. It's nutritious, filling ,wholesome and tasty ! Enjoy it hot with ghee drizzled on top ..tastes so so good
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sona Masoori Rice or Small grain rice
- 1/2 cup Moong dal
- 1.5-2 cup Mixed Veggies, like beans carrot peas gobhi knol khol etc
- 1 medium size Onion, chopped
- 1-2 medium size Tomato, chopped
- 3-4 nos Green chilli, slit
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric / Haldi
- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp Ghee
- Salt to taste
To Temper
- 3-4 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 1 Bay leaf / Tejpatta
- 1 piece Cinnamon
- 3-4 nos 3-4 cloves
- 1-2 nos Elaichi
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds /Jeera
- Pinch Hing / Asafoetida
Instructions
- Wash well Rice and Moong Dal . Drain them .
- Wash and chop vegetables of your choice like Beans, Carrot, Peas , Gobhi, Knol Khol , Potatoes etc .
- Now after this, heat Oil and ghee in a pressure cooker. When the ghee is hot, add bay leaf ,Cinnamon ,Cloves , Elaichi ,Jeera and pinch of Hing. Sauté few seconds .
- Next add chopped Onion ,Ginger Garlic Paste and slit Green Chilli. Saute 1-2 mins till onions are translucent .Add chopped Tomato, fry till tomatoes are soft and mushy.
- Next Add Chopped Mixed Veggies, tsp salt, Haldi, Red Chilli powder. Fry for 1 min
- Add drained Rice and Moong mix. Fry for 1-2 mins. Add 5-6 cup water ( 1:4 proportion) Salt, Garam masala powder and tsp ghee. Mix.
- Pressure cook for 2-3 whistle on medium heat. Allow the pressure to release. Khichdi should be cooked soft and mushy . Stir well , If khichdi is little thick, add little hot water and mix. The consistency of khichdi is best when its like that of a porridge . So accordingly adjust water quantity.
- Enjoy hot Masala Khichdi with a drizzle of ghee, papad and pickle on side