Thursday, March 19, 2009

Vegetable Kichidi


Ingredients:

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1/2 cup yellow moon dal, split
  • 1/2 cup peas
  • 1/2 cup beans, chopped
  • 1/4 cup carrots,chopped
  • 1/4 cup cauliflower, chopped
  • 1 small tomato, chopped
  • 5-6 cloves
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp ginger, grated
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • salt to taste
  • 5-6 green chillies
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 1" piece cinnamon
  • few curry leaves
  • chopped cilantro

Method:

  • Wash rice and moon dal, add water in 1:2 ratio and keep aside.
  • Heat ghee in a pan and add cinnamon,cloves, bay leaf and fry till they splutter, add green chillies,ginger, cumin seeds and fry for a minute.
  • Add the chopped vegetables , turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
  • Fry for a couple of minutes and pour this in the rice and moong dal and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
  • Remove, garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot with curd or papad.

1 comment:

  1. ah... comfort in a bowl. little dash of raita/yogurt and papad and i am set to lick clean the bowl of that lovely kichidi :)

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