Green Moong dal ki khichdi recipe
Green Moong dal ki khichdi recipe is a South Asian Cuisine which is made with rice, green moong dal and very basic spices from the kitchen.
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
1 cup = 200 ml
- 1/2 cup Green moong dal/Sabut moong dal
- 1.5 cup rice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1.5 tbsp ginger (crushed)
- 4 Dry red chilies
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp oil
- 6 cup water
Instructions
- Wash 1.5 cup rice 3-4 times and soak in water and keep aside. There's no specific soaking time and let rice remain in water till their turn to go in pressure cooker arrives.
- Also wash 1/2 cup moong dal separately, soak and keep aside. Again there's no specific soaking time and let daal remain in water till it is to be gone in pressure cooker.
- Add 2 tbsp oil in pressure cooker and add 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 4 dry red chilies and 1.5 tbsp grated ginger. If you don't have pressure cooker, then read the alternative in the body of the post above.
- Saute till ginger turns slightly brown.
- Add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt to taste. Saute.
- Drain water from moong dal and add dal to the pressure cooker. Mix.
- Add 6 cup of water.
- Cook for 5 whistles on medium heat.
- After 5 whistles, remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release on it's own.
- Open the lid and add rice after draining the water.
- Give a good mix.
- Put the lid back and cook for 2 whistles on medium heat.
- Remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release on it's own.
- Green Moong dal khichdi is ready.