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🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Sabudana Khichdi

🇮🇳 Indian

India's answer to a hug: soft-cooked rice and dal, tempered in ghee — the dish every grandmother prescribes and no one refuses. 40 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 25 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Cumin Seeds1 tsp
  • Ghee2 tbsp
  • Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
  • Rice1 cup, rinsed
  • Potato1
  • Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1/2 cup, rinsed
  • Peanuts1/4 cup

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantroto finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Rinse the rice and dal together until the water runs almost clear.

  2. 2

    Heat ghee, crackle the cumin, then fry the sago (sabudana), and stir in the turmeric.

  3. 3

    Add the rice and dal with 3 cups of water and salt; pressure-cook for 3 whistles.

  4. 4

    Open, mash lightly — khichdi should be soft but not soup — and adjust the consistency.

  5. 5

    Finish with a spoon of ghee and cilantro; serve with papad and pickle.

Chef's tip

Runnier is fine; add hot water a ladle at a time until it feels right.

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