buckwheat khichdi recipe or kuttu ki khichdi recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
buckwheat khichdi – easy to prepare khichdi with buckwheat groats (sabut kuttu), potatoes and peanuts for navratri fasting. wholesome super food.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup buckwheat or buckwheat groats/kuttu
  • 2 medium potatoes, chopped in small cubes
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 green chili, chopped
  • ½ inch ginger, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds/jeera
  • 1 tsp organic unrefined cane sugar or regular sugar
  • 2 tbsp raw peanuts
  • 1 tbsp ghee or 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  • lemon juice or as required (optional)
  • rock salt as required
Instructions
  1. roast peanuts in a frying pan or tava till they become crunchy and golden. let them cool.
  2. remove and make a coarse powder of them in a mortar-pestle or in a coffee grinder. keep the powdered peanuts aside.
  3. pick and then rinse the buckwheat a few times in water and keep aside.
  4. heat ghee or oil in a pan or pot. add the cumin and saute till they crackle.
  5. then add the green chili and ginger and saute for a few seconds.
  6. add the potato cubes and saute for 2 to 3 minutes till the potatoes become crisp from the edges. stir often. its better to chop the potatoes in smaller cubes, so that they cook faster.
  7. add the ground peanuts and saute for half a minute. later add the rinsed buckwheat. stir well and saute for 1 to 2 mins.
  8. add the water, sugar, salt.
  9. stir and cover the pan and allow the buckwheat to simmer on a low flame.
  10. cook till all the water is absorbed and the buckwheat has cooked well.
  11. add coriander leaves and give a final stir.
  12. serve buckwheat khichdi hot or warm drizzled with lemon juice.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/break-fast/buckwheat-khichdi-recipe-kuttu-ki-khichdi-recipe-10999.html