Khichdi Recipe

Khichdi Recipe | Moong Dal Khichdi

Khichdi recipe made with rice, moong dal (lentils) and spices, is a super comforting one pot protein-rich Indian meal. It’s delicious, nourishing and wholesome. Instructions included for stovetop & instant pot.

Prep: 10min

Total: 35min

Yield: 2

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 463 kcal, Carbohydrate 71 g, Protein 16 g, Fat 12 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 28 mg, Sodium 689 mg, Fiber 16 g, Sugar 3 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 to 2 tablespoons ghee ((clarified butter) or oil)
• ¾ to 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 bay leaf (or 1 sprig of curry leaves (optional))
• ¾ to 1 teaspoon ginger (grated or ginger paste (1 inch piece))
• ¼ cup onion (finely chopped (1 very small, optional))
• 1 green chili (slit or ½ tsp red chili powder)
• ½ cup tomatoes (deseeded & fine chopped or pureed (1 medium))
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric
• ⅓ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste))
• ½ cup rice ((any kind or quinoa, steel cut oats, millets))
• ½ cup moong dal ((skinless petite yellow lentils) (or any other dal))
• 4 cups water ((more to adjust, for porridge consistency))
• 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing) (optional))
• ½ tablespoon ghee (for topping)
• 1 medium carrot (cubed)
• 8 french beans (cut to 1 inch length)
• 1 small potato (cubed)

Instruction:

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4. {‘@type’: ‘HowToStep’, ‘text’: ‘Add onions and green chilies. Saute them until the raw smell of onions goes away & they begin to turn golden.’, ‘name’: ‘Add onions and green chilies. Saute them until the raw smell of onions goes away & they begin to turn golden.’, ‘url’: ‘https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/dal-khichdi-recipe/#wprm-recipe-37886-step-0-3’}
5. {‘@type’: ‘HowToStep’, ‘text’: ‘Next add tomatoes, carrots, beans, salt and turmeric. Saute for 3 to 4 mins.xa0’, ‘name’: ‘Next add tomatoes, carrots, beans, salt and turmeric. Saute for 3 to 4 mins.xa0’, ‘url’: ‘https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/dal-khichdi-recipe/#wprm-recipe-37886-step-0-4’}
6. {‘@type’: ‘HowToStep’, ‘text’: ‘Then add drained daal and rice. Saute for 3 to 4 mins.’, ‘name’: ‘Then add drained daal and rice. Saute for 3 to 4 mins.’, ‘url’: ‘https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/dal-khichdi-recipe/#wprm-recipe-37886-step-0-5’}
7. {‘@type’: ‘HowToStep’, ‘text’: ‘Pour 4 cups water for porridge like consistency or 3 cups for mushy consistency.’, ‘name’: ‘Pour 4 cups water for porridge like consistency or 3 cups for mushy consistency.’, ‘url’: ‘https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/dal-khichdi-recipe/#wprm-recipe-37886-step-0-6’}
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Khichdi Recipe | Easy Moong Dal Khichdi Recipe (3 Ways)

Khichdi recipe is a delicious one pot meal of rice and moong lentils. Moong Dal Khichdi is light and easy to digest healthy food. Stove-top pressure cooker, Instant Pot and Stove-top Pan instructions are included in the recipe card.

Prep: 30min

Total: 40min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 482 kcal, Carbohydrate 73 g, Protein 17 g, Fat 14 g, Saturated Fat 8 g, Cholesterol 33 mg, Sodium 632 mg, Fiber 7 g, Sugar 3 g, unSaturated Fat 5 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• ½ cup moong dal ((split and husked mung lentils))
• ½ cup rice (- you can add any rice, regular short or medium grained rice or even basmati)
• water (- as required)
• 2 tablespoons Ghee ((clarified butter) or oil – any neutral oil)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• ⅓ cup finely chopped onions (or 1 small to medium-sized)
• ⅓ to ½ cup chopped tomatoes (or 1 medium-sized)
• ½ teaspoon chopped green chillies (or serrano peppers or 1 small green chilli)
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger (or grated – 1 inch ginger)
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric))
• 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing) – optional)
• 3.5 cups water (- for a more thin consistency, add 4 to 4.5 cups water)
• salt ( as required)

Instruction:

1. After 30 minutes, drain all the water and set aside.
2. Mix well. Check the taste of the water and it should be slightly salty.
3. Serve moong dal khichdi hot or warm with curd (yogurt) and accompanying salad.
4. Check the consistency. If it is too thick, add some hot water and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes using the sauté function. If it has a thin consistency, sauté for some more minutes until you get the desired consistency. Serve hot or warm.
5. When the khichri is cooked, check the consistency. If thick, add some hot water and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. For a thin consistency, continue too cook for some more minutes.
6. You can also serve it with any raita or salad. I like to to enjoy khichdi drizzled with some lemon juice and served with your choice of vegetable fries and with vegetable salad.
7. On cooling khichdi does thicken and becomes lumpy, so you have to add some water to it while reheating.

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Prep: 10min

Total: 25min

Yield: 3

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 368 kcal, Carbohydrate 52 g, Protein 12 g, Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 822 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 3 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• ½ cup rice
• ½ cup moong dal
• 1 tsp ghee
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp salt
• 3¼ cup water
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 bay leaf
• pinch hing
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tomato (finely chopped)
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• ½ tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

Instruction:

1. firstly, in a large bowl rinse and soak ½ cup rice, ½ cup moong dal for 10 minutes.
2. in a cooker heat 1 tsp ghee and add soaked dal and rice.
3. saute for 2 minutes, or until the dal turns aromatic.
4. now add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp salt and 3¼ cup water. mix well.
5. cover and pressure cook for 5 minutes.
6. in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee. add 1 tsp cumin, 1 bay leaf and pinch hing.
7. saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
8. now add 1 onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute well.
9. further, add 1 tomato and saute until the tomato turns soft and mushy.
10. keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
11. saute for 2 minutes or until the spices turn aromatic.
12. now add cooked rice and dal.
13. also, add 1 cup water and mix well adjusting consistency as required.
14. cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until the flavours are absorbed well.
15. finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and enjoy dal khichdi with pickle and curd.

2 ways simple & healthy khichdi recipe – moong dal khichdi & mix veg masala khichdi restaurant style

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