Masala Khichdi Recipe | How to make Masala Khichdi | (Maharastra Recipe)

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Masala Khichdi Recipe | How to make Masala Khichdi | (Maharastra Recipe)
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 20M
Cooking time: 20M
Servings: 6 people

Masala khichdi or masala rice khichdi is a comfort made in one pot with loads of vegetables and spices.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Rice
• 1/2 cup Moong Dal
• 1/2 cup Carrot
• 1/2 cup French Beans
• 1/2 cup Green Peas
• 1/2 cup onion
• 1/2 cup tomato
• 1/2 cup Capsicum
• 4 tbsp Oil/Ghee
• 1 tsp Shahi Jeera
• 3 or 4 Cloves
• 3" long Cinnamon stick
• 1 green cardamom
• 1 Bay Leaf
• Salt to Taste
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Red chilli Powder
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste

Procedure:

1. Cut all the vegetables into cubes.
2. Wash all of them under running water.
3. Heat oil/ghee in a thick bottomed pan.
4. Add shahi jeera, allow them to crackle.
5. Add cloves, cinnmon stick, bay leaf and cardamom.
6. And when they started crackling add chopped tomatoes and onions.
7. After onions turn into translucent, add all the vegetables.
8. Saute them for a minute.
9. Add salt, turmeric powder and mix them well.
10. Add ginger garlic paste and saute it for a while.
11. Add moong dal and mix it again.
12. Add 5 cups of water. For one cup of rice I have added 5 cups of water.
13. Add water in the same measurements only.
14. Otherwise the khichdi becomes very stiff and tight after cooking.
15. Add rice too and mix it well.
16. Add chilli powder, and garam masala powder.
17. Mix them well and pressure cook it for 5 whistles.
18. This masala khichdi is little loose like that of Pongali/Kattu Pongal.
19. Once the pressure cools down, open the lid and mix it well.
20. Allow this to cook for another 5 minutes.
21. Serve hot and tasty masala rice khichidi with curd or spicy chutney.