Khichdi is a nutritious and healthy Indian dish made using lentils and rice that are cooked together. Commonly made using split yellow mung lentils. This khichdi is also called Moong dal khichdi, mugachi khichadi, moong dal khichri. Khichdi is a very simple and easy-to-cook vegetarian recipe. Best served with poppadums and Indian pickles.
Moong dal khichadi is the most popular dish all across India. It is one of the nutritious, comforting, healthy, protein-rich one-pot meal. The traditional authentic khichdi has a soft and mushy consistency and quite bland as no spices are added except salt and turmeric.
Ingredients1 cup rice
1 cup moong dal (yellow split)
1 onion (cut lengthwise)
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4th teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic-Green chilly coarsely crushed
1 and 1/2 teaspoon goda masala or garam masala
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon red chilly powder
4 cups water
1 tablespoon Oil
Salt to taste
coriander leaves & fresh scrapped coconut for garnishing)
Method- Wash rice & moong dal together under running tap water till water runs clear.
- In a pressure cooker add oil & mustard seeds. When mustard seeds begin to crackle add cumin seeds, turmeric powder and sliced onions.
- Saute onions for few seconds. Now add crushed ginger-garlic-green chilly and mix well. Saute this mixture for a minute till the raw smell of ginger-garlic fades away.
- Now add goda masala (or garam masala), coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilly powder & salt. And washed rice & lentil along with water and mix well. Check for seasoning.
- Put on the lid of the pressure cooker and cook this khichadi till 4-5 whistle.
- Vegan Moong Dal Masala Khichdi ready.
- Garnish this khichadi with coriander leaves & fresh scrapped coconut.
- Serve hot.