Ingredients :
Rice - 1 bowl
Lentil (green gram) - 1 bowl (moong dal)
Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
Asafoetida - ¼ tsp
Ginger paste - 1 tsp
Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Finely chopped green chilly - 1 tsp
Finely chopped onion - ½ cup
Finely chopped tomato - ¾ cup
Peas - ¼ cup
Chopped carrot - ¼ cup
Finely chopped coriander leaves (optional) - ¼ cup
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Cumin powder - ½ tsp
Crushed black pepper or powder - ½ tsp
Coriander powder - ½ tsp (optional)
Dry mango powder (amchur powder) or lemon juice - 1 tsp
Ghee (clarified butter) or oil - 3 spoon
Salt - to taste
Preparation -
1. Wash and soak rice and lentils separately in bowls before ½ an hour of making the khichdi.
2. Add ghee (clarified butter),salt and boil the soaked rice and moong dal or green lentil or green gram in a cooker for 1-2 whistle.
3. Add ghee (clarified butter) or oil in a wok, hot it, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, asafoetida, sorte it to crackle. Add ginger, garlic paste, finely chopped green chillies. Sorte and cook well till light brown.
4. Add finely chopped onion, sorte and cook till light brown. Add peas & carrot, cook & roast well to soft. Add finely chopped tomato, cook to soft, pulpy and brown colour.
5. Add all spices & salt, roast or cook for 1-2 minutes. Add or mix boiled khichdi in a wok. Mix well. Cook well on a low flame for a boil.
6. Serve with the ghee or clarified butter and lemon juice and finely chopped coriander leaves on it.
Serve this delicious, tasty, all time healthy & nutritious rice and lentil khichdi with curd - sprinkle cumin powder, raita, ghee, pickle, papad & mix veg salad !!