Moongdal Khichdi

This Khichdi recipe is a light and easy-to-digest Indian dish made with rice and moong dal. Nutritious and light on the tummy, serve this healthy, comforting, and nourishing porridge-like Dal Khichdi with curd, raita, or papad.

Ingredients

1/2 cup rice

1/2 cup moong dal / yellow lentils

1 small carrot chopped

1/4 cup fresh green peas

6-7 palak/spinach leaves roughly chopped

1.5 tblsp ghee or oil

1 tsp mustard

1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds

1/2 inch ginger chopped

2 green chillies chopped

3-4 crushed peppercorns

1 sprig of curry leaves

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp lemon juice

Salt to taste

Chopped coriander leaves

Procedure

• Wash rice and moong dal and keep aside

• Heat oil in a cooker, add mustard, once it starts crackling add curry leaves, chopped ginger, green chillies, ginger, peppercorns, turmeric pdr and saute for a while

• Now put washed rice, dal and chopped veggies, salt and give a nice stir

• Add 4cups of water, mix well and close the lid of the cooker. You can increase or decrease the amount of water to adjust the consistency according to your taste

• Pressure cook the khichdi for 4-5 whistles

• Once the steam is released open the lid, garnish with lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves

• Serve hot khichdi drizzled with a spoon of ghee, accompanied with raita, papad or pickle.