Fada Ni Khichdi Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup Broken Wheat (Dalia/ Godumai Rava)
• 1/4 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
• 1 tablespoon Ghee
• 1 Carrot (Gajjar) finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Green beans (French Beans) finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns coarsely crushed
• 2 Cloves (Laung)
• 1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
• 1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 1/2 inch Ginger grated
• 2 Green Chillies slit
• 1/2 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1 Dry Red Chilli
• 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)

Steps

1. To begin making Fada Ni Khichdi recipe, firstly soak the moong dal in warm water for 15 mins.
2. In a small pressure cooker, heat half of the ghee. After adding the ghee, add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick, curry leaves, ginger, green chillies, cumin seeds, dry red chilli, asafoetida, shahi jeera.
3. Once these begin tgo sizzle add in the lapsi.
4. Fry the lapsi in the ghee for 2 mins till a nice aroma comes out.
5. After 2 minutes, add the soaked and drained moong dal and fry for 1-2 mins.
6. Add the veggies- carrots, beans and saute again for 3-4 mins and add salt according to your taste.
7. Once it is done, add the turmeric powder and garam masala powder.
8. Now add 2-3 cups of water for a slightly runny khichdi or 2 cups of water for a grainy khichdi. Pressure cook it till the cooker releases 2-3 whistles. Let the pressure come down on its own.
9. Now add the black pepper and stir. Adjust salt and spices according to your taste and mix it properly.
10. Serve Fada Ni Khichdi along with Coriander Tadka Raita Recipe, Gujarati Gor Keri Recipe – Sweet And Spicy Raw Mango Pickle, and papad by the side.