Khichdi recipe | How to make moong dal khichdi | Easy light dinner recipes
By Latha on February 8th, 2022
Khichdi recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. This is a very tasty and easy light dinner recipe. This khichdi can be prepared as a breakfast also. Khichdi is prepared using moong dal (hesarubele), rice, onion, tomato, ginger, ghee, green chilli and few other spices. This is a very tasty and healthy light dinner recipe and can be prepared in very less time. I have prepared this khichdi using rice, which can be replaced with rice or broken wheat.
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Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 3
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1/4 cup moong dal or hesarubele
- 1/4 cup rice
- 1 tsp ghee
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp chopped ginger
- Few curry leaves
- 1 green chilli
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- Big pinch turmeric powder
- Big pinch asafoetida
- 1 small tomato chopped
- Some coriander leaves
- Salt as per your taste
Instructions for making oats khichdi recipe:
- To begin with soak rice and moong dal for 20 minutes. In that time, chop all the vegetables.
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Prepare tempering using cumin seeds and bay leaf.
- Add in finely chopped ginger, curry leaves and slit green chilli.
- Also add in chopped onion. Fry everything together for a while.
- Add in turmeric and asafoetida. Fry everything together until onions turn soft.
- Add in chopped tomato and fry until toamtoes turn soft. You can add little water if needed.
- Drain the water and add in soaked rice and moong dal. Fry for few seconds.
- Add in 2 cups of water and salt.
- Give a quick mix, Close the lid and cook by making 3 - 4 whistles.
- At the end sprinkle the coriander leaves. Serve it hot as a breakfast or as a light dinner. This is a very healthy, easy and tasty recipe.
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