Easy Khichdi Recipe | Dal khichdi recipe | How to make moong dal khichidi
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: lunch
- Cuisine: north indian
Ingredients
for pressure cooking:
- ½ cup rice
- ½ cup moong dal
- 1 tsp ghee
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp salt
- 3¼ cup water
other ingredients:
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 bay leaf
- pinch hing
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tomato (finely chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a large bowl rinse and soak ½ cup rice, ½ cup moong dal for 10 minutes.
- in a cooker heat 1 tsp ghee and add soaked dal and rice.
- saute for 2 minutes, or until the dal turns aromatic.
- now add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp salt and 3¼ cup water. mix well.
- cover and pressure cook for 5 minutes.
- in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee. add 1 tsp cumin, 1 bay leaf and pinch hing.
- saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
- now add 1 onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute well.
- further, add 1 tomato and saute until the tomato turns soft and mushy.
- keep the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
- saute for 2 minutes or until the spices turn aromatic.
- now add cooked rice and dal.
- also, add 1 cup water and mix well adjusting consistency as required.
- cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until the flavours are absorbed well.
- finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and enjoy dal khichdi with pickle and curd.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.