Vitamin Khichdi (Protein, Iron and Calcium Rich) Video by Tarla Dalal's Team

Vitamin Khichdi (Protein, Iron and Calcium Rich) Video by Tarla Dalal's Team

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This dish is one meal but multi-nutrient! It is packed with vitamins and proteins that are found in abundance in paneer, moong sprouts and dalia. The veggies, masala and curd ensure that you have a delicious, and healthy meal.

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Recipe Description for Vitamin Khichdi ( Protein Rich Recipe )

Ingredients

For Vitamin Khichdi
3/4 cup broken wheat (dalia)
1/4 cup sprouted moong (whole green gram)
1 1/2 tsp oil
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
1 stick cinnamon (dalchini)
2 cardamoms (elaichi)
1 bay leaf (tejpatta)
2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1 tsp green chilli paste
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 cup green peas
1/4 cup finely chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp low fat curds (dahi)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tsp garam masala

For The Topping
1 tsp oil
1/2 cup low fat paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste

For Serving
low fat curd (dahi)

Method

For vitamin khichdi

1. To make {span class="bold1"}vitamin khichdi{/span}, clean and wash the broken wheat thoroughly in enough water. Drain and keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker, add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bayleaf and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
3. Add the broken wheat and moong sprouts and sauté. On a medium flame for 30 seconds.
4. Add the ginger-garlic paste, green chilli paste, onions, green peas, tomatoes, curds, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt and 1½ cups of hot water, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
5. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
6. For the topping, heat the oil in a small broad non-stick pan, add the paneer, salt and pepper and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
7. Top the {span class="bold1"}vitamin khichdi{/span} with sautéed paneer and serve hot with low-fat curds.

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RECIPE SOURCE : Top 10 Healthy Foods