Steps to Make Favorite Mixed Lentils Khichadi - One Pot Meal

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Mixed Lentils & Vegetables Khichdi is a vegetarian one-pot gluten-free dish. Cooked with lentils, rice, vegetables that are spiced with turmeric and red chili powder and topped with ghee it makes for an amazingly flavorful comfort meal. Khichdi, Khichadi, or Kitchari is a nourishing. It is scientifically proven that Khichadi is a complete meal.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook mixed lentils khichadi - one pot meal using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mixed Lentils Khichadi - One Pot Meal:

1. Prepare 1/3 cup Black Eyed Peas (chawli, lobia)
2. Make ready 1/3 cup Green Gram Full (moong dal)
3. Make ready 1/3 cup Lentils Full Masoor (massor dal)
4. Take 1/3 cup Lentils Full Black ( urad dal)
5. Get 1/2 cup Basmati Rice / Regular Brand
6. Take 2 cups Broccoli florets
7. Take 1 onion large Chopped
8. Prepare 2 tbsps butter Clarified (ghee) / Refined oil
9. Prepare 1 tbsp Garlic Paste
10. Prepare 1 Bay leaf Dry
11. Make ready 2 cardamom Black (badi or moti elichi)
12. Make ready 1 inch Cinnamon stick
13. Take a pinch Asafoetida
14. Take 2 tsps Cumin jeera (
15. Make ready 1/2 tsp Turmeric (haldi)
16. Make ready 1 tsp chili powder Red
17. Prepare 2 tsps Masala Shahi Biryani (I used Everest)
18. Take Salt as per taste
19. Make ready Coriander Freshly Chopped to garnish

It is gentle on the digestive system with healing and detoxifying properties. Moong dal is a split green gram or green lentil. If you want to make a complete meal and something healthy, try Khichdi. It is the best meal to serve to children and people recovering from illness because it is easy to digest.

Instructions to make Mixed Lentils Khichadi - One Pot Meal:

1. Take a bowl; add all the lentils to it (not the rice) wash them under running water. Add sufficient water and soak the lentils for two hours. Separately wash the rice under running water, drain and set aside.
2. In the meantime, chop the onions, wash and slice the broccoli florets, mince the garlic and get all your spices ready for the cooking.
3. After 2 hours, drain the lentils; wash rice under running water, drain and set aside. Now take a heavy bottom pan or pressure cooker (you can cook this khichadi directly in the pressure cooker) once the pan or cooker is hot add clarifies butter, add to it asafoetida, cumin, minced garlic, bay leaf, cinnamon, black cardamom and sauté for a min.
4. Then add the onions and sauté till the onions are golden brown, next add turmeric, red chili powder, biryani masala. Sauté again for 2 minutes and then add the broccoli florets.
5. After about a minute, add the lentils along with the rice and 3-4 cups of water. Add salt, check the seasoning.
6. Cook for 20-25 minutes on medium flame (2 whistles on medium flame)
7. Serve hot with a dollop of clarified butter, roasted poppadum’s, crud or spicy pickle.

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