Fada ni Khichdi
Fada ni Khichadi is made with broken wheat, yellow mung beans and vegetables. It’s awholesome one pot comforting meal.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- ½ cup split yellow mung dal
- ½ cup Fada/broken wheat
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 green chili
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- 1 ½ cups vegetables carrots, potatoes, onions, green beans, cauliflower
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Cilantro garnish
- lime juice
Instructions
- Take fada and mung dal and rinse it well with water. Soak it covered in water for 10-20 mins.
- Heat some ghee in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Once the ghee is hot, add cumin seeds, let them crackle.
- As soon as it crackles add green chili, grated garlic, followed by veggies. Saute it for few minutes 2-3 minutes. Strain the water from fada and dal and add it to the veggie mix and add spices one by one and add salt too.
- Add 3 cups of water and close the lid and pressure cook the khichdi for 3-4 whistles. Once cooked, let the cooker cool down on its own and open the lid.
- Add chopped cilantro and lime juice and give it a mix.
- Serve hot with side of yogurt and papad.
Instant Pot
- Follow same method as pressure cooker. Follow initial steps on sauté mode on instant pot. Once everything is added and mixed in, set timer for 15 minutes on high pressure and let it release naturally.