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Moong Dal Khichdi | Easy To Make Indian Main Course Recipe | Ruchi's Kitchen

Ingredients:

1/2 cup yellow moong dal

1/2 cup rice

100g yellow pumpkin

150g cabbage

2 potatoes

2 brinjals

1/2 cup green peas

1 carrot

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 1/2 tbsp oil

2 cloves

2 cinnamon pieces

1 red chilli

1/4 tsp asafoetida

1 1/2 tbsp sambhar masala

1/2 tsp coriander and cumin seed powder

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

salt to taste

2 1/2 cups of water

Method:

- In a cooker, add the oil.

- Add the dry red chilly, bay leaf, few cinnamon sticks, few cloves, mustard seeds and asafoetida. Then add the chopped vegetables

- carrots, brinjal, cabbage, potatoes, green peas and pumpkin and stir well. Then add the rice and dal to it.

- Add the dry spices

- sambhar masala, coriander and cumin seed powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste and give it a stir.

- Add sufficient quantity of water so that all the vegetables get dipped into it.

 

- Once the water comes to a boil, put on te lid of the pressure cooker. Do not put the vent wall. Instead of that, cover that part with a small steel bowl.

- Cook the khichadi for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, turn off the flame and do not open the lid of the cooker for another 10 minutes.

- The delicious Moong Dal Khichadi is ready to be served.