Veg Khichdi

Introduction:

A healthy and delicious combination of rice with loads of vegetables. It makes a superb lunch or a Dinner recipe. Rice and dal cooked along with lots of variety of vegetables makes for an excellent healthy alternative. And of course which is tasty too!

Preparation time : 15 mts
Cooking time : 30 mts
Serves : 3 to 4 people

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup Rice
• 1/4 cup Split Moong Dal
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp Hing
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 3 to 4 Bay Leafs
• 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds
• 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp Garlic
• 6 to 7 Curry leaves
• 4 to 5 dried Red Chillies
• 1/4 cup Potatoes diced
• 1/4 cup Cauliflower florets
• 1/4 cup Green Pepper diced
• 1/4 cup Corns
• 1/4 cup Green Peas
• 1/4 cup Carrots
• 3 to 4 slit Green chillies

Method

• First put together bay leaf, sesame seeds and cumin seeds in to blender and powder it down.
• Mix rice and dal together, wash under cold water and soak for 1 hour.
• Now put rice and dal mixture in to pressure cooker.
• To that add turmeric powder, hing, garam masala and ground masala powder.
• Mix well.
• Now add all vegetables and green chillies.
• Add salt to taste.
• Cover and cook until you hear 2 to 3 whistles.
• After all the pressure goes down, open the lid of pressure cooker and give rice a gentle mix.
• Now heat up ghee and oil together for a tempering.
• After that's hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic and dried red chillies.
• Also add curry leafs.
• Mix very well and let garlic change its color.
• Now pour tempering over Khichdi and give that a good mix.
• Serve hot with a dollop of ghee on the top!