Nutritious Moong Khichidi
by Sowdhamini
A delicious yet loaded with nutrients. . This recipe is worth trying!
Nutritious Moong Khichidi recipe - How to make Nutritious Moong Khichidi
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 3 servings
1/2 cup roasted moong dal (split green gram)
1 cu rice (chawal)
2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 onion , chopped
2 to 3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
3 to 4 tbsp dessicated coconut
2 to 3 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper powder
2 tbsp oil
4 to 5 curry leaves (kadi patta)
salt to taste
1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
To Be Blended Into A Smooth Paste
3 tbsp freshly grated coconut
4 to 5 green chillies
1 1/2 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
Method
- Method
- Clean and wash the rice with enough water. Drain and keep aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker and add the cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the onions and saute till they turn pink in colour.
- Add the ground paste and roasted moong dal and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add the rice, salt and 4 cups of water, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles or till rice is cooked.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- Heat the remaining oil in a kadhai and add the mustard seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves, black pepper, ginger and the red chilles and saute for 20 seconds.
- Add this to the cooker rice and dal and mix well.
- Garnish it with the grated coconut and coriander.
- Serve hot with green chutney.
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Very tasty,,,,my family loved this reciepe.awesome,should really try once.??
Can this recipe be followed for whole green moong dal too?