🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Maharashtrian Jowar Khichdi

Name: Maharashtrian Jowar Khichdi
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 2 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; 1/2 cup, roasted Peanuts; 1 cup Sorghum (Jowar); 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

Maharashtrian jowar khichdi, millet comfort with peanut crunch. The original comfort food: rice and dal melting into each other. Serve hot with papad, pickle and a big spoon of ghee.

Prep 14 min Cook 32 min Serves 2 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
Peanuts1/2 cup, roasted
Sorghum (Jowar)1 cup
Yellow Moong Dal1 cup, rinsed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Combine the rice and sorghum (jowar), rinse twice, and keep them ready in a bowl.
2
Warm the ghee, drop in cumin seeds and let them darken a shade before anything else.
3
Soften the onion, add the paste and tomato with turmeric, and cook until the tomato splits.
4
Add the drained rice and sorghum (jowar), stir gently for a minute, then pour in 4 cups of water and salt.
5
Pressure-cook for 3 whistles (or simmer covered till mushy-soft), rest, then stir well and top with ghee, cilantro and crispy fried onions.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon or lime right before serving wakes up every other flavour.

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