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Dal khichdi

restaurant style moong dal khichdi
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Ingredients

Soak

  • moong dal 1/2 cup
  • rice 1/2 cup

pressure cook

  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon ghee

to temper

  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • asafoetida
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • bay leaf 1

moong dal khichdi

  • 1/2 cup onion
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 cup tomato
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
  • required salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon kashmiri chilli powder
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 +1/2 cup spinach
  • pinch of jaggery
  • 1 teaspoon ghee

Instructions

Pressure Cook dal + rice

  • Firstly wash rice and dal
  • Soak with 3 cups of hot water for 20 minutes
  • Add turmeric powder, and ghee; pressure cook for 6 whistles or cook in rice mode using the instant pot; do natural pressure release

Cook spinach dal khichdi

  • Add ghee to the pan and heat on medium flame
  • Furthermore add cumin seeds, bay leaf and asafoetida; splutter
  • Add 1 tablespoon of ginger-garlic and give a quick mix
  • Furthermore add onion; saute till onions turn translucent
  • Add tomatoes; mix well and cook till tomatoes turn slightly mushy
  • Furthermore, add coriander powder, Kashmiri chilli powder, gram masala salt; mix well and cook for 3 minutes
  • Add 1 cup of water and bring to boil
  • furthermore add cooked rice +dal; mix well
  • Add spinach ; mix well and cook for 7 minutes
  • Finally add ghee and pinch of jaggery; mix well and cook for 1 minute

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