Waghareli khichdi

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Waghareli khichdi

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 30 Min

Total Time : 40 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 1 1/4 cup Rice


  • 1 cup Yellow lentil/moong dal


  • 1/2 cup Green peas(fresh /frozen)


  • 1/2 cup Beans


  • 1 Carrot chopped medium size


  • 1 cup Capsicum chopped


  • 1 cup Cauliflower florets


  • 1 cup Tomato chopped


  • 1 Onion chopped medium size


  • 1-2 Green chilli


  • to taste Salt


  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder


  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder


  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala


  • 3 tbsp Oil


  • 3 tbsp Desi ghee


  • 1 tsp Mustard seed


  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds


  • 2 Bay leaves


  • 1 inch Cinnamon stick


  • 3-4 Cloves


  • 1 Black cardamom


  • 1 Star anise


  • 1/8 tsp Hing


  • 4 cups Water


  • 4 tbsp Chopped fresh coriander leaves

Directions

  • Wash and soak dal and rice for 20 minutes.
  • Heat 3tbsp of oil and 3tbsp of desi ghee in pressure cooker over medium heat.
  • Add 2 bay leaves,1 cinnamon stick,1 star anise and 1 big cardamom to hot oil.Saute for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add 1tsp of mustard and 1tsp of cumin seeds to hot oil and stir.
  • When mustard and cumin seeds starts to crackle add chopped onion and green chilli.(I chopped onion and green chilli together with hand chopper)
  • Add 1/8 tsp of hing,1 tsp haldi powder,1 tsp red chilli powder,1/2 tsp garam masala when onion turns translucent and stir well.
  • Add chopped tomatoes along with1/2 tsp salt mix well and cook until tomatoes turns soft and mushy.
  • Now add 1/2 cup peas (I used frozen peas you can used fresh peas as well),1 chopped carrot,1/2cup beans,1cup capsicum,1 cup cauliflower florets to pressure cooker and mix vegetables well with masala.
  • Drain water from dal and rice mixture,add dal and rice to cooker and mix well with vegetables.Saute for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add 4 cups of water,and 1tsp of salt.Stir well.
  • Cover the lid and pressure cook for 3 whistle.
  • Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve with curd and ghee.