I received a bunch of ingredient suggestions from the Safal Team this month, with one caveat; there should be at least one khichdi recipe amongst the lot. I confess, that while khichdi, is one of my favourite dishes, and I’ll take some care to ensure there’s pickle, raw onions and desi ghee when eating it, I’ve never, ever thought of cooking it, let alone actually cooked it.
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So, this is my first time making any sort of khichdi, let alone some of the more elaborate one’s you’ve probably done. Be kind please. The haldi is missing from this recipe on purpose, so the colour ends up a nice, bright green.
Ingredients:
- Step 1
- Masoor Dal, 1/2 cup, washed and drained (about 100gm)
- Rice, 1 cup, washed, pre-soaked for 30 minutes and drained (about 200 gm)
- Salt to taste
- Green chillies x3 pieces, slit
- Garam masala x1 tbsp
- Step 2
- Sarson/Mustard leaves, 1 bunch, washed and trimmed.
- Ginger, 1″ piece, finely chopped
- Garlic, 6 cloves, finely chopped
- Peanuts, crushed
- Garnish
- Chilli Pickle (I used Safal)
- Raw onions
- Ghee (I used Mother Dairy)
- Peanuts, whole
Method:
- Put all the ingredients from ‘Step 1’ into a cooker, mix well, and cook until the rice is done, but not too mashed.
- Put all the ingredients from ‘Step 2’ into a cooker, mix well and cook for 1 whistle. Remove, drain and puree finely.
- Mix the outcomes from ‘Step 1’ and ‘Step 2’ with the crushed peanuts, pour into a plate, garnish with the ingredients from ‘Garnish’, and serve.
Notes:
- Adjust garam masala and chillies to your liking.
- Sarson ka saag sometimes has thick stalks. Peel these stalks of the fibrous outer casing, coarsely chop and add to the ingredients of step 2. I would also consider blanching these and adding them to the garnish or whole, like the peanuts, for crunch.
- The role of the peanuts is for added crunch. I forgot to add the peanut garnish.
- Given the number of pickles we have in this country, it is easy to vary flavour profiles simply by changing the pickle used.
