Different daal khichdi recipes that you can try at home for experimental cooking

One of lightest and most satisfying meal in India is Daal Khichdi. This wholesome pot meal is a staple in every Indian household. It is a complete meal made with rice and lentils, which are pressure cooked toger. It can be served to anyone from any group. This delicacy can be made with different ingredients to create a fusion dish. Here are different recipes of Daal Khichdi.

Corn Daal Khichdi

• Wash and soak rice in water for 20 minutes.
• Drain excess water and keep aside.
• Add corn in a grinder and crush m half.
• Heat ghee in a hot pressure cooker and add cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves, red chilli, and cardamom.
• Add corn and green peas and cook for a few minutes.
• Add rice, ginger paste, chopped green chillies, sugar, garam masala, turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
• Add water and milk and mix well.
• Cover pressure cooker and cook till 3-4 whistles.
• Open lid and mix well.
• Serve hot garnish with coriander leaves and chopped onion.

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Cabb Daal Khichdi

• Dry roast rice and n soak for 10 mins while chopping veggies.
• Similarly, roast and soak moong dal for 10 mins.
• In a pressure pan, add ghee, splutter cumin, ginger, asafoetida, and black pepper.
• Add veggies and saute well. Add tomatoes and saute for a minute or two. Add soaked and drained rice and moong dal and saute well.
• w add 1.25 -1.5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add salt and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Let pressure drop.
• Fluff it up a bit and serve immediately.

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Chana Daal Khichdi

• To begin making Chana Dal Khichdi, wash rice and chana dal with water. Soak each of m in water separately for about an hour.
• Heat a pressure cooker and add chana dal in it. Cook it till cooker releases 1 whistle as we want to cook dal only half.
• Switch off heat and keep it aside. Heat oil in a wide pan, add bay leaf, cumin seeds, cinnamon, and asafoetida.
• Saute it for about 30 seconds. After 30 seconds, add green chillies and ginger and cook m until ginger is cooked very well.
• Add rice, cooked chana dal, turmeric powder, and salt according to taste and cook for a minute.
• After a minute, add 2 cups of water.
• Mix it well and cook it for about 20-25 minutes on a medium flame till it becomes dry and tender. Once done, garnish it with some chopped coriander leaves.

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