🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Dal Palak Khichdi

Name: Dal Palak Khichdi
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 34 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste; to taste Salt; 300 g, chopped Spinach; 1, finely chopped Onion; 1, chopped Tomato; 2-inch piece Ginger; 1, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; a pinch Asafoetida; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

Moong khichdi with spinach stirred through, iron-rich and gentle. Soft, soupy and unreasonably comforting — the dish every Indian household prescribes. Classic pairing: kadhi alongside, achaar on the side.

Prep 11 min Cook 23 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tsp
Saltto taste
Spinach300 g, chopped
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato1, chopped
Ginger2-inch piece
Green Chili1, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Asafoetidaa pinch
Yellow Moong Dal1 cup, rinsed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Combine the rice and yellow moong dal, 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
Stir in the rice and yellow moong dal, toast briefly, then add water, salt and half the cilantro.
5
Let the cooker release naturally, beat the khichdi with a ladle till creamy, and serve swimming in extra ghee.

Chef's tip

Taste as you go — chili heat, salt and sourness should all lift each other, not fight.

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Watch how it's made

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