Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, red lentils khichdi. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Red Lentils Khichdi is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Red Lentils Khichdi is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
Why this khichdi is different: Musoor dal khichdi is different from other variants of khichdi. The red lentils are cooked together with par-boiled rice (which is common in Bengali homes), big chunks of potatoes, sliced onions and whole garam masala. Khichdi / Masoor dal Khichdi / Split Red Lentil Khichdi It is an easy to make comfort food, easily digestible and nutritious. It is a South Indian dish made from rice and pulses and can be served to any age group.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook red lentils khichdi using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Red Lentils Khichdi:
- Get 1 cup Kolam Rice
- Make ready 1/2 cup Red Lentils
- Prepare 1 Onion (Regular) (Finely Chopped)
- Get 4 Green Chillies (Finely Chopped)
- Prepare 1 Tomato (Finely Chopped)
- Make ready 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- Get 1 tsp Garlic Paste
- Take 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves (Finely Chopped)
- Get 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
- Make ready 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
- Make ready as needed Few Peppercorns
- Get 2 Cardamoms
- Prepare 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
- Prepare 2 Cloves
- Make ready pinch Asafoetida
- Get 1 Veg Soup Cube
- Get 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder
- Take 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- Make ready 1 tsp Garam Masala
- Take to taste Salt
- Get as needed Ghee/Oil (For Cooking-As required)
- Prepare 3 cups Hot Water
Khichdi is a traditional Indian dish cooked in almost all states of India with variety in seasoning, vegetables and lentils along with rice. This variation of Khichdi is also termed as A mish Khichuri or Non veg variation as Red Lentils is considered non veg for their long term association with the nitrogen fixation. Drain, then tip the rice and lentils. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium and cover pot.
Instructions to make Red Lentils Khichdi:
- Heat ghee/oil in a small kadai. Add cumin seeds, cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns and asafoetida.
- Add green chillies and curry leaves and saute for few seconds. Add onions and saute till they are translucent.
- Add ginger paste and garlic paste and saute till the raw smell leaves.
- Add tomatoes and salt and cook till they become soft and mushy.
- Add turmeric powder, pepper powder, cumin powder and garam masala and saute for sometime.
- Add this in a rice steamer with rice, red lentils and water and let it cook till done. ie. For about 12 to 15 minutes. Serve hot with Pickle, Salad, Raita etc.
Drain, then tip the rice and lentils. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium and cover pot. Instant Pot Khichdi (Rice and Lentil Porridge) In many Indian households, this dish is often prepared for the very young, the sick and the elderly - it's thought to be easy on the stomach. Khichdi is prepared slightly differently depending on what region you're from in India. To walk you through it: You'll combine a cup of washed basmati or jasmine rice and ⅓ cup washed split mung beans (that is, small yellow lentils, also called moong dal) or red lentils in a pot with.
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