Kichdi

Servings

4

Cuisine

North Indian

Category

One pot dishes

Easy, tasty, wholesome soul food. Kichdi is an emotion ! 

Kichdi

Ingredients

  • Basmati Rice

  • Mixed Dals

  • Garam Masala

  • Ghee

  • Turmeric Powder

  • Red Chillies Powder

  • Instant Kichdi Mix from MK

  • Salt

  • For tempering - jeera, curry leaves, dry red chillies, asafoetida.

Directions

  1. Wash and soak basmati rice for half hour.

  2. Soak mixed dals for half hour - I used yellow moong dal, green whole Moong, masoor dal. No specific proportion. Just a bit of this and a bit of that.

  3. Heat pan. Add ghee . Tadka - jeera, curry leaves, red chillies, hing. Sometimes I throw in a bit of saunf as well.

  4. Add some whole spices like star anise, cinnamon, elaichi and cloves.
  5. Add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste. Add tomatoes. Sauté it all.
  6. Add turneric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala.
  7. Add drained dal and rice. Add enough water.
  8. Add salt. I don’t do my measurements much. Just go eye. Pressure cook 5-6 whistles.
  9. Open. Adjust consistency. Add ghee.

  10. Garnish with fresh chopped corainder

  11. Serve piping hot kichdi with fried black pepper papad and a spicy avakkai pickle !

Kichdi

Made this palak kichdi recently for dinner, with @mylaporekitchens Instant kichdi mix. Of course, I added onions etc in it for more flavour. But this instant mix cuts down cooking time so much and the end result is simply fab! It is definitely a favourite for me.

Do try it and let us know. Available on our website and at our Adyar store 

Kichdi is soul food. 

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