Vegetable Khichadi

Vegetable khichdi is a nutritious, light and comfort food prepared from rice, dal and vegetables.

Servings – 4 to 5

Preparation time : 15 - 20 min

Cooking time : 40 - 45 min

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice
• 5 cup water
• ½ cup all mix pulses ( dal )
• 3 – 4 small green brinjal
• 1 large onion ( fine chopped )
• 1 large potato ( small pieces )
• 2 tbsp french beans ( fine chopped )
• 2 tbsp green peas
• ¼ cup cauliflower
• 1 medium capsicum
• 2 green chili ( fine chopped )
• 2 dry red chili
• 1 tbsp fine chopped garlic
• 8 – 10 curry leaves
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• ½ cumin seeds
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• 2 whole black pepper
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 pinch hing
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• Salt according to taste

Preparation :

• Soak pulses ( dal )and rice with water for 30 min.

Method : 

• Heat oil and ghee in pressure cooker.
• Add mustard seeds and when they splutter/crackle add cumin seeds. When cumin seeds splutter add asafoetida ( hing ) and curry leaves.
• Add all mentioned whole spices and sauté it for 1 minute.
• Add onion – sauté it for 2 min.
• Add potato – sauté it for 2 min.
• Add all vegetables.
• Add dry chili powder, coriander powder, salt, garam masala.
• Sauté it for 2 min.
• Add rice and dal with water.
• Allow it to whistle for 4 times.
• Cook it on slow flame for 5 min.   
• Serve hot with ghee, spring onion, coriander and curd.