Khichdi

I love Khichdis.. mainly because on a lazy day its so easy to prepare and it had all the vegs and daal in it and i dont need a curry or side dish for it! LOL!! Luckily both my kiddos loves it too. :)

When Meeta my gujrati friend told me about this recipe i first made it with ponni rice as she suggested. But my kiddos didnt like it. Then i tried it with Basmati rice and it came out really tasty and kiddos loves it :)

Srivalli, here comes another entry from my blog to your Rice Mela!

Basmati rice - 2 cups
moong daal/ khichadi parippu - 1 cups
onions -1
ghee 2 tbsp
cardamon, cloves - 3-4
garlic - 2-3 crushed
cinnamon stick - a small pieces
carrots,beans,frozen green peas - 1 cup (altogether)
water - 7 cups
turmeric pwdr - 1/4 tsp
red chili pwdr - 1/2 tsp (add more or less according to ur taste)
coriander pwdr - 1/2 tsp
salt to taste

• Soak the rice and daal for an hour.
• In a pressure cooker heat the ghee and add the whole spices and onions.
  
• when the onion is brown add the garlic to it.
• When the garlic is brown add water to it and let it boil.
• When the water boils add the rice, vegs, salt and masalas to it and cook for 20 mts in low flame.
• The khichdi will be soft and mushy and you'll have to eat it hot to enjoy it!