I first heard about this dish from my baby sis. She had told me that a restaurant near her university made the best achaari Khichdi. Since pongal and khichdis are my favorite, I decided to try this 3 days back. It came out very well and even my fussy husband liked it.
This rice dish is a fusion of regular pongal and pulao. This khichdi is a breeze to prepare and extremely nutritious too. I decided to substitute brown rice with white rice just for that aroma and extra nutrition. This rice dish along with some papads and curds can make a very satisfying one pot meal.
Brown rice Achaari Khichdi recipe:
Preparation time- 20 mins
Cooking time- 15 mins
Serves- 4
Ingredients:
Rice-1 cup
Moong Dal(Split Yellow Gram)- 1/3 cup, roasted
Chopped Mixed Vegetables(Carrot,Peas,Beans,Potatoes)- 1 cup
Onion-1 chopped fine
Tomato-2 small, chopped fine
Green chilli- 1 to 2
Ginger - 1 inch
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder- 1/4 tspn
Paprika powder- 1/2 tspn
Cumin seeds/ Jeera- 1 tsp
Salt- to taste
Oil/ ghee- 1-2 tbspn
Any Pickle- 1 tsp (Optional)
Coriander Leaves chopped-1/2 cup
Moong Dal(Split Yellow Gram)- 1/3 cup, roasted
Chopped Mixed Vegetables(Carrot,Peas,Beans,Potatoes)- 1 cup
Onion-1 chopped fine
Tomato-2 small, chopped fine
Green chilli- 1 to 2
Ginger - 1 inch
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder- 1/4 tspn
Paprika powder- 1/2 tspn
Cumin seeds/ Jeera- 1 tsp
Salt- to taste
Oil/ ghee- 1-2 tbspn
Any Pickle- 1 tsp (Optional)
Coriander Leaves chopped-1/2 cup
Method:
- Soak the rice and moong dal for atleast half an hour. Drain and keep aside
- Chop the ginger and 1 chilli and crush them to a paste
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and fry till brown.
- Add the onion and fry till they are translucent .
- Add the crushed ginger-chilli paste and fry for a min more
- Add tomatoes and fry till they are mushy
- Add salt,turmeric and garam masala powder and the pickle and mix well.
- Add the rice-dal,vegetables and saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Add 2 and a quarter cups of water. Cover the cooker and place the weight and cook on low flame for 10-15mins
- When done, Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with plain yogurt or Raita.
I am sending this achaari khichdi to Akila's festive rice event
wow what a delicious khichadi ...yummy
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