Bohri Khichdi (Desi Khana) Recipe (Khichadi Recipes)

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt (namak) to taste
• 3/4 cup whisked fresh dahi (curd)
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped onion
• 4 garlic (lehsun) cloves
• 2 green chillies (hari mirchi), roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds (jeera)
• 5 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli, broken into pieces
• 3 cups soaked and cooked long grain rice (Basmati chawal)
• 1 1/2 cups soaked and cooked toovar (arhar) dal
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1 cup thinly sliced onions
• 2 tsp oil
• 2 tsp ghee for greasing
• 2 tsp milk (whole Buffalo, 6.5% fat)
• dahi (curd) (dahi)

Steps

1. Heat the ghee in a broad non-stick pan, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till they turn translucent.
2. Add the prepared paste, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Add the garam masala, sugar and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring continuously.
4. Switch off the flame, add the curds and mix well. Keep aside.
5. Combine the rice, toovar dal and salt in a bowl and mix well. Divide into it 2 equal portions and keep aside.
6. Combine the onions and oil in a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 4 to 5 minutes or till the onions turn crispy.
7. Grease a microwave safe bowl with ghee, spread ½ the fried onions and ½ the rice-dal mixture evenly over it using a spoon.
8. Pour all the prepared gravy over it and spread it evenly.
9. Spread the remaining rice-dal mixture over it and spread it evenly.
10. Finally spread the remaining onions over it and pour the milk evenly over it.
11. Cover it with a microwave-safe plate and cook in a microwave on high for 4 to 5 minutes.
12. Serve immediately with curds.