Friday, 3 December 2010

Ananya's Quick and Tasty Dal Kichadi






Ingredients:
  • Basmathi Rice - 1/2 cup
  • Moong Dhal  - 1/2 cup
  • Onion - 1 medium size
  • Tomato - 1 small size
  • Salt - 11/2 tspn
  • Ghee - 4 to 5 tblspn
  • Ginger Garlic paste - 1tspn
  • Bay leaves - 1 no
  • Cloves - 2 nos
  • Jeera - 11/4 tspn
  • Chilli Powder - 1 to 11/2 tspn ( according to spicyness)
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tspn
  • Dhania Powder - 2 tspn
  • Garam Masala - 1/2 tspn
  • Coriander Leaves - few
  • Water - 4 cups


Method:
  • Fry rice and dhal in a kadai with 1 tspn ghee and keep aside
  • Heat 3 tblspn ghee in pressure cooker, add jeera, mustard seeds, cloves, bay leaves,chopped onion ,tomato and ginger garlic paste and saute well.
  • Then add chilli powder, dhania powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt and add 4 cups of water 
  • When water boils add fried rice and dhal and allow 3 t 4 whistle
  • Mash well , garnish with coriander leaves and serve with 1 tspn ghee

Variance:
  • It can also be prepared without ginger garlic paste
  • For creamy kichadi add potato 
  • Instead of moong dhal, toor dhal can also be used
Your feedback/comments would be appreciated.

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