Khichdi

My experiment of the typical Gujarati dish , with my choice of ingredients

Ingredients

Serves 4 adults

Measurement 1 cup = 125gm

Rice – 3/4 cup (100 gm)

Moong dhal – ½ cup

Thur dhal -3/4 cup

Crushed garlic cloves – 10 nos

Curry leaves – few

Coriander leaves – few

Tomato – 1 big (cut into small pieces)

Green chillies – 2 (slit into 2 pieces)

Water – 7 cups (the same cup as used for rice and dhal measurements)

Dhaniya powder – 1 tsp

Red chilli powder – as per taste

Pepper powder -little

Turmeric powder – little

Salt – as per taste

Oil and ghee

Procedure 

Method

•       Heat oil and ghee in a cooker, add the garlic,green chillies,curry leaves .fry for few seconds.
•       Add tomato and fry till it is cooked.
•       Add the raw rice,dhals and the powders and salt
•       Fry for few seconds and add water.close the cooker lid, with the whistle and cook as long as you cook rice and serve hot with any pickle and ghee.