One pot vegetable and dal masala khichdi in pressure cooker

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 dry red chillies
• 1/4 tsp hing
• 2 cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 chopped green chilli
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 tsp chopped ginger
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 1/4 cup green peas
• 1/4 cup diced carrots
• 1/4 cup beans cut into small pieces
• 1 potato diced
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander leaves
• 1/4 cup soaked toor dal
• 1/4 cup soaked any short grain rice
• 2 cups water

Steps

1. Soak the toor dal and the short grain rice in water for half an hour and keep aside.
2. Now heat ghee in a pressure cooker.
3. Once hot add the cumin seeds, cloves, bay leaves, dry red chillies, chopped green chilli, hing and cook for a minute.
4. Now add the chopped garlic and chopped ginger and cook for another minute.
5. Now add the chopped onions and cook for a minute.
6. Now add the diced carrots, beans, diced potatoes, green peas and cook them for a minute.
7. Now add the chopped tomatoes, mix well and cook till the raw smell of the vegetables disappear.
8. Now add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and cook till the vegetables are well coated with the masalas. Add little water if required.
9. Now drain water from the soaked toor dal, soaked short grain rice and add to the pressure cooker.
10. Mix them well, add salt and cook for a minute.
11. Now add 2 cups of water and pressure cooker for 2 to 3 whistles.
12. Once done open the lid of the pressure cooker, add the garam masala, chopped fresh coriander leaves and mix well.
13. Serve hot with a dollop of ghee and accompainments of your choice like papad, pickle or brinjal fry.