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Today we will prepare Special Samo rice Khichdi for fasts.
This Khichdi is really easy to prepare,
and tastes really good.
Let's start with the procedure of making Samo Rice Khichdi.
To make samo rice khichdi,
we have washed, cleaned and
soaked samo rice in water for 30 minutes.
This is soaked samo rice.
Remove the extra water from it.
Heat the vessel for making khichdi.
Put 2 tsp ghee to the vessel.
Let the ghee heat up sufficiently.
Add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds to it.
Slightly roast the cumin seeds.
Keep the flame low,
to prevent spices from browning.
Add chopped green chili to it
and coarsely ground black pepper.
Slightly roast it.
Now add rice.
This variety of rice is very fine.
Roast it for 1 to 2 minutes
with ghee and spices.
Rice is roasted.
Add 2 cup water to it.
Mix well.
We have taken sendha salt for vrat.
Add it too.
Stir it.
Cover and cook the khichdi for 3 to 4 minutes.
Keep the flame medium.
Then stir it and check.
Till the khichdi is cooked,
let's cut the potatoes.
We have taken washed potatoes,
peel them.
Poataoes are peeled.
Wash the potatoes once again.
Meanwhile keep a check on the khichdi too.
Stir it at regular intervals and check.
Cut the potatoes into small pieces.
Potatoes are cut.
Check the khichdi.
Shift the khichdi onto another flame.
Meanwhile cook the poatatoes.
Keep the flame medium low for khichdi.
Add 3 to 4 tsp ghee to the pan.
You can adjust the quantity of ghee as desired.
Let the ghee heat up.
Meanwhile cook the khichdi carefully.
Stir it at every 1 to 2 minutes.
Slightly tilt the lid of the vessel,
so that the khichdi doesn't brim up
and steams comes out from it.
Ghee is sufficiently hot.
Put the potatoes to fry in oil.
Fry the potatoes till they turn tender and crispy.
Check the khichdi.
Rice seems quite puffy and tender.
Rice is cooked and ready.
Cover it and turn off the flame.
Potatoes are also getting cooked.
Potatoes are crispy fried and ready.
Take it out in a plate.
Put peanuts into ghee.
Stir it at intervals till roasted.
Keep flame low.
Peanuts have turned brown,
there is a nice fragrance to it.
It is crispy fried and ready.
You need to add peanuts and potatoes to the khichdi.
You can see the rice is less watery.
It is dense.
You need to mix water.
Boil it a little along with the peanuts.
We have added 3/4 cup water.
Water has started to boil.
Add water and peanuts to the rice.
Add cooked potatoes as well.
Mix all ingredients well.
Add some finely chopped green coriander
to the khichdi and mix it.
Turn off flame.
Take out the khichdi in a big bowl.
Pour a little ghee over khichdi.
Ghee makes Khichdi more tasty.
Garnish with a little green coriander.
Samo rice khichdi is ready to be relished.
It is really tempting.
Preparing it is really easy.
You can serve it with curd,
vrat special chutney or raita.
It tastes amazing.
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