chana dal khichdi recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 8 hours
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 8 hours 30 mins
a simple and flavorful punjabi chana dal khichdi recipe.
Ingredients
  • 1 and ¼ cup basmati rice or broken basmati or regular rice
  • 1 and ¼ cup chana dal/spilt-skinned bengal gram
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida/hing
  • a pinch of red chili powder
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • salt as required
Instructions
  1. first soak the chana dal overnight or for 4-5 hours. also soak the rice for 30-45 minutes or 1 hour. drain the chana dal and keep aside.
  2. heat oil in the pressure cooker. add the red chili powder, asafoetida and salt.
  3. stir and fry for a few seconds. add the drained chana dal. stir and add 2 cups water.
  4. cover the pressure cooker with its lid and pressure cook for 1 or 2 whistles. once the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid.
  5. the dal should be cooked and also should be separate.
  6. you can also cook the dal for 1 whistle and then check. if not cooked than cook for 1 more whistle. remember the dal should not be mushy.
  7. drain the rice and add the rice to the cooked dal.
  8. there will be water in the cooker along with the cooked dal, so no need to add extra water.
  9. stir and again pressure cook for 1 or 2 whistles. the dal would cook further more along with the rice.
  10. once the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid.
  11. the specialty of this chana dal khichdi are the separate grains of rice and dal and its not mushy nor pasty.
  12. if the rice is not cooked, then you can add some water and pressure cook again for a whistle.
  13. serve the chana dal khichdi steaming hot with yogurt or raita
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/break-fast/chana-dal-khichdi-recipe-11072.html