Rice Khichdi

Learn how to make nutritious and tasty Khichdi with toor dal and rice

Ingredients:

• 2 cups rice
• 1 cup toor dhal
• 5 cloves
• 1 cinnamon
• 5 cardamom
• 2 finely sliced onion
• 6 to 8 small size tomatoes
• 4 slitted into halves green chillies
• 12 to 15 mint leaves
• 1/2 bundle corriander leaves
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• salt to taste
• 1/4 cup veg. oil
• a few curry leaves
• 3 cups water
• a pinch of turmeric powder

Preparation

• Wash and cook dhal with a pinch of turmeric powder. Set aside.
• Don't discard the cooked dhal water.
• Fry the onions, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
• When onions are golden add slit green chillies, mint, curry leaves and a part of the corriander leaves.
• Keep the remaining corriander leaves for garnishing.
• Add salt, ginger and garlic paste. Fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the washed, drained rice and chopped tomatoes. Fry for few minutes.
• Add the cooked dhal, mix well and add 3 cups of water.
• Add cooked dhal water. Cook it for 8 to 10 minutes till the rice is done.
• Garnish with chopped corriander leaves and serve hot.