Buckwheat Khichdi, Farali Kutto Khichdi Recipe, Vrat Recipe, Fasting Recipe with step by step photos
Method for Buckwheat Khichdi-
To make the buckwheat khichdi (kuttu ki khichdi), clean, wash and soak the buckwheat in enough water for 2 hours. Drain and keep aside.
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For the buttermilk (curd-water) mixture, combine 1½ cups of water and curds in a deep bowl and whisk well. Keep aside.
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- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and add cumin seeds.
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When the seeds crackle, add the potatoes, mix well.
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Cover and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Make sure you stir it occasionally. Cook till the potatoes are half cooked.
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You will see them turning golden brown in color.
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- Lower the flame, add the ginger-green chilli paste.
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- Then add the soaked and drained buckwheat. Here are the health benefits of buckwheat.
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- Finally, add the buttermilk(curds-water) mixture and mix well. While adding the buttermilk mixture, you might feel it is getting curdled but not to worry, it is just due to the sticky properties of buckwheat that has gone wrong.
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- Add little sugar and rock salt and mix well. People normally use rock salt while fasting.
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- Cover and cook on a slow flame for 5 to 6 minutes, while stirring occasionally. You have to cook it till all the liquid is evaporated.
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Add the roasted and coarsely powdered peanuts. They give a nice bite to the buckwheat khichdi (kuttu ki khichdi).
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- Add little lemon juice, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
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Sprinkle with freshly chopped coriander on buckwheat khichdi (kuttu ki khichdi).
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Garnish buckwheat khichdi (kuttu ki khichdi) with sesame seeds. You can even skip adding this.
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- Serve faraali kutto khichdi immediately with peanut kadhi.
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Boost your Bone Health with Buckwheat Khichdi-
Boost your Bone Health with Buckwheat Khichdi. Buckwheat, a cereal not known to many, is a good source of calcium. To stock up on your calcium and protein reserves and boost your bone health, apart from greens you should also include this cereal in your meals. Apart from buckwheat itself, other ingredients like curd, peanuts and sesame seeds used in this khichdi also lend substantial amount of calcium. In all this khichdi fulfills 27% (164.9 mg) of your daily calcium intake. Though Buckwheat Khichdi calls for 2 hours of soaking, its preparation is very easy. All you need to remember is to serve Buckwheat Khichdi immediately.
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