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

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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.

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White Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1 tablespoon of all purpose flour
• 1 cup milk ( add more or less depending upon the consistency)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Melt the butter in a heated pan over a medium heat. Add flour and stir until butter and flour are combined.
2. Add milk and stir continuously. Add salt and pepper.
3. Turn of the heat as it gets thicken.