khichuri recipe bengali style /easy one pot masala khichdi
Ingredients
- Basmati rice/biriyani arisi - 1 cup
- salt to taste
- Moong dal/pasi paruppu - 1 cup
- Potatoes - 1 peeled chopped
- Cauliflower/broccoli - 5-6 florets
- Green peas - a hand full
- Mustard oil/ or any other oil - 4 tbsp
- Cumin seeds/jeera - 11/2 tsp
- Bayleaf - 1-2
- Onion - 1 big (chopped)
- Turmeric powder - 11/2 tsp
- Chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1 tsp
- Some more ghee to drizzle
- Ginger garlic paste - 11/2 tbsp
- Garam masala - 1 tbsp
- Water - 8 cups
- Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
- Some chopped coriander
Instructions
- Wash and soak both rice and dal together for 30 minutes atleast.2.Then add some ghee in a pan add rice and dal roast for some time and keep aside.3.Heat a pressure cooker with ghee or oil add cumin and bay leaf.4.Then add chopped onions to brown.5.Now add ginger garlic paste saute nicely.6.Add chopped veggies and stir in nicely.7.Put in chilli, coriander and turmeric powder stir well till rawness goes off.8.Then put in the garammasala put in eight cups of water with needed salt.9.When it starts to boil nicely add the rice dal mixture.10.Close the lid keep whistles till done.11.When pressure subsides open add in some lemon juice stir in with some chopped coriander and serve hot with pappadam, pickle.
Notes
Instead of adding tomatoes have added some lemon juice to bring balance.
If you like adding tomatoes you can add.
Instead of ghee or oil you can add mustard oil while tempering.
Your choice of veggies may be different even without vegetable also it can be made.
Good pinch of sugar will enhance the taste but it can be skipped as well.
If you like adding tomatoes you can add.
Instead of ghee or oil you can add mustard oil while tempering.
Your choice of veggies may be different even without vegetable also it can be made.
Good pinch of sugar will enhance the taste but it can be skipped as well.