12 November 2013

MILLET DAL KHICHDI

This is otherwise called comfort food. Love adding veggies to it to make a complete meal. It provides fibre, protein and carbohydrates and its a great meal for anytime of the day.
What you need:
1/2 cup - Varagu Rice
2 tbsp - Toor dal 
2 tbsp - Masoor dal
2 tbsp - Moong dal 
1/2 cup - Mixed veggies (Carrot, Beans, Green Peas)
1 no - Onion, Tomato, Green chilli
1/2 tsp - Ginger 
1 tsp - Cumin seeds, 1 pod - Cardamom, 1 no - clove, 1/2 inch - Ccinnamon stick
1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp - Lemon juice 
2 tbsp - Coriander leaves
1 tsp - Desi ghee n Oil
Salt as reqd

How to make:
Wash and soak the dals and rice together. Heat ghee n oil in a pressure cooker add cumin seeds, cardamom, clove, cinnamon stick and fry. Add green chilli, onions fry well add ginger, tomatoes and cook till they soften.

Add veggies saute well add turmeric powder and drained dals and rice mix well add water, salt and cook for 5 - 7 hisses.

Remove from heat add chopped coriander and serve hot with sprouts and carrot raitha and masala papad.


11 comments:

  1. Healthy preparation with varagu(minor millet) !

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  2. yummy healthy khichi...well prepared

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  3. Very healthy and delicious khichdi aks... we used to make dosa with varagu... will try this once...

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  4. Super healthy kalps... health queen aayita

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  5. healthy n delicious khichdi!!!

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  6. super kichadi :) really a healthy inviting platter Kalpu love it

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  7. Healthy and tasty looking veg rice with dal.
    Deepa

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  8. wow that a super inviting khichdi :) looks so delicious !!

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  9. What is the proportion of water?

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