🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Sama Khichdi

Name: Sama Khichdi
Prep time: 13 min
Cook time: 34 min
Total time: 47 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; 3 medium, cubed Potato; a pinch Asafoetida; 1/2 cup, roasted Peanuts; 1 cup Foxtail Millet

🇮🇳 Indian

Fasting-day sama khichdi with peanuts, vrat-approved. The original comfort food: rice and dal melting into each other. Serve hot with papad, pickle and a big spoon of ghee.

Prep 13 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
Potato3 medium, cubed
Asafoetidaa pinch
Peanuts1/2 cup, roasted
Foxtail Millet1 cup

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Rinse the rice and the foxtail millet together till the water runs clear; soak 20 minutes and drain.
2
Melt the ghee, add cumin and a bay leaf, and let the kitchen smell like comfort.
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 foxtail millet, 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

Don't crowd the pan; steam is the enemy of the browning that builds flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Sama Khichdi Recipe | Vrat Upwas Sama ki Khichdi | Sama Rice Khichdi | Chef Amrita Raichand · on YouTube