🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Dalia Khichdi

Name: Dalia Khichdi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 34 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 1, chopped Tomato; 1, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; a pinch Asafoetida; 1 cup Green Peas; 1 cup Bulgur; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

Broken wheat khichdi with moong, the gym-goer's comfort food. Soft, soupy and unreasonably comforting — the dish every Indian household prescribes. Classic pairing: kadhi alongside, achaar on the side.

Prep 10 min Cook 34 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato1, chopped
Green Chili1, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Asafoetidaa pinch
Green Peas1 cup
Bulgur1 cup
Yellow Moong Dal1 cup, rinsed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Rinse the rice and the bulgur together till the water runs clear; soak 20 minutes and drain.
2
Warm the ghee, drop in cumin seeds and let them darken a shade before anything else.
3
Brown the onion lightly, stir in ginger garlic paste, then the tomato and spices with a splash of water.
4
Tumble in the rice and bulgur, coat in the masala, add water (1:4) and bring to a boil.
5
Let the cooker release naturally, beat the khichdi with a ladle till creamy, and serve swimming in extra ghee.

Chef's tip

Leftover khichdi pan-fried in ghee next morning is a hidden delicacy.

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Watch how it's made

Video: हेल्दी दलिया खिचड़ी कुकर में परफेक्ट माप के साथ | Dalia Khichdi recipe | Dalia Recipe Kabitaskitchen · on YouTube