Favorite Khichdi

A personal favorite, this dish is (as I know) cooked everywhere in India, with each state having their own twist.
This is how a staple ko-bra (koknastha brahmin) recipe would be.


Ingredients:

1 measure of rice

1 measure mix of lentils (yellow moong, orange masoor, toor dal)

1 cut tomato

1 cup lima beans frozen

4 teaspoons Heavenly Goda masala (a kobra delight)

2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder (spicy one)

the four tadka special ingredients - HMTC = hing-mustard-turmeric-cumin

1 cup dry soya chunks (optional)

Few pieces of brinjal or onion or French beans or any veggie you like (optional)

Method:



Cooking in pressure cooker:
Clean and soak the lentils in hot water first (toor and moong dal take longer to cook than rice).
Microwave the soya chunks for 2 minutes in some water.



Set a cooker ready for sautee - Heat oil, check temperature, add tadka -
Sautee the Lima beans, veggies, soya, first until they get tender.


Now add the two spices - red chilli  and goda masala

Add the rice and lentils, with 4 measures of water (double or more the water)

and the pinch of salt that will set it alright!

close the lid and pressure cooker it for 2-3 whistles (Depends on your own cooker)

Let it cool..


Cooking in a pot:
Same as above, but you will need to stir and adjust water as the steam cooks the lentils and the rice.
also you can add the tomato later stage, so it remains in chunks and not pasty.


It does taste better and the grains are nice and separate.



Now the best part - Serving:
Place some khichdi in the plate.
VERY IMP: Add a stream of Ghee on it :)
pour some buttermilk (optional)


Now decorate rest of the plates with any of these items -
Jalapeño Chips
Pappad
Pickle
Salad
Raita



and enjoi the most favorite, simplest and yet best dish of maharastrian brahmins!

Will have a picture of it soon...