Daliya Khichadi

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup daliya or broken wheat
  • ½ cup moong daal
  • ½ cup green peas
  • 2-2½ cups of water
  • 1 tablespoon chili-ginger paste
  • 4-5 curry leaves
  • 1 tablespoon oil or butter
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • pinch of asafoetida
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 small cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Salt to taste

Method:

  1. Wash and drain daliya and moong daal together. Soak in enough water for 20-30 minutes.
  2. In a pressure cooker, heat a tablespoon of oil or butter. Add cumin seeds, hing, turmeric powder, and curry leaves.
  3. Add chili-ginger paste and mix it. Add green peas and saute for a minute. Add daliya and daal mixture. Add salt and sugar and mix it properly.
  4. Add water in the mixture and give a proper stir. When it starts boiling, put the lid on and cook the khichadi for 2-3 whistles.
  5. When the pressure is down, open the lid and stir the khichadi. Add a teaspoon of ghee or butter.
  6. Serve hot.