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Today, we will prepare the Khichdi of Moong Dal.
Moong Dal Khichdi is delicious and easily digestible.
If you don’t want to eat a heavy meal, you can prepare this in few minutes.
It is good for small children and old people.
Let us see what are the ingredients required to prepare Moong Dal Khichdi.
Washed and soaked Moong Dal (Lentils) - ½ cup.
Basmati rice soaked in water - ½ cup.
Ghee - 2 to 3 tbsp.
Grated ginger - a piece of half inch.
Zeera - ½ tsp.
Haldi (turmeric) powder - ¼ tsp.
Heeng - 1 to 2 pinch.
Salt - 1 tsp.
Peas - ½ cup.
This Khichdi can be made in two ways.
It can be prepared by boiling all the ingredients first or by frying all the ingredients first.
Here we will boil all the ingredients first.
Boil ½ cup Moong Dal, ½ rice and ½ cup peas in a cooker.
Add four and half cups of water in it.
Also add salt and turmeric powder in it.
Mix all the things.
Close the lid of cooker.
Cook Khichdi for one whistle.
Turn off the burner.
Don’t open the lid of cooker till pressure is there.
Open the lid of cooker now.
Now, we will put Tadka to the Khichdi.
Put a small pan on the burner.
Take ghee in it.
Add Heeng and Zeera once the ghee heats up.
Also take some ginger in it.
Now add this in the Khichdi.
Mix it nicely.
The Moong Dal Khichdi is now ready.
Pour more ghee over it for garnishing.
This khichdi is prepared dry like Pulao at various places.
But in Uttar Pradesh, it is prepared by adding water in it.
This Khichdi can be served along with curd, Papad, pickle or Chutney.
Prepare Moong Dal Khichdi and share your experiences with us.
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