Dal Khichudi : Vegetarian

Ingredients :

• 250 gms rice
• 200 gms half-crushed green gram/ moong dal (muga dali)
• 1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder
• 1 table spoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 pinch asafoetida (hengu)
• 100 gms pure ghee
• 3 to 4 red chillies
• 2 bay leaves (tej patra)
• 2 inches cinnamon (dalchini)
• 4 to 6 cardamom (aleicha/ gujurati)
• Salt to taste

Method :

• Wash rice and moong dal properly.
• Add 2 to 3 teaspoon pure ghee and turmeric powder.
• Mix well and spread on a plate to let it dry for 10 minutes.
• Crush cinnamon and cardamom well to prepare garam masala powder.
• Heat the pressure cooker and put the rest of pure ghee into it.
• Add the cumin seeds.
• Add bay leaves and red chilies.
• Also add a pinch of turmeric powder.
• As it starts to crackle add the rice mix into it.
• Stir for about one minute. Then add water.
• Ensure that the quantity of water added is double the quantity of rice and dal mix.
• Add salt to taste. Also add the garam masala powder into mix.
• Put the lid on the pressure cooker and let it Cook on medium flame. After one whistle put off the flame.
• Open the lid after some time.
• Pure ghee may also be added at this stage.