Palak khichdi

                                                   PALAK KHICHDI

INGREDIENTS

• Rice – ¾ cup
• Moong Dal – ¼ cup
• Palak puree – made from 1 bunch of palak
• Onion finely chopped – 1
• Tomato finely chopped – 1
• Garam masala – ½ tsp [ optional
• Red chilli pwdr – 1 tsp or as required
• Turmeric pwdr – ½ tsp
• Oil + ghee – 1 ½ tbsp
• Jeera – 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION

1. Clean ,wash and chop the palak roughly. Cook in hot water for 4 mins. Allow it to cool and blend into fine puree without adding water.
2. Roast the dal in ghee for sometime .[colour should not change ]
3. Clean ,wash and soak the rice + dal for 20 mins .

METHOD

Heat oil + ghee in a pan add jeera and let it crackle .

Add onion and fry till translucent .

Add tomatoes and  fry till soft and oil separates .

Add chilli pwdr + garam masala + turmeric + salt and fry

Add the puree , mix well and cook for a min .

Add the soaked rice + dal and mix well till it is coated well and cook for few seconds.

Add 2 ¼ cup of water ,cover and cook on medium flame till the rice becomes soft and water evaporates .

Drizzle hot ghee and Serve hot with any side dish and salad + papad + pickle + curd.

 NOTES

1. U can use any rice ,I have used basmati .
2. Instead of palak puree ,you can finely chop the palak and saute it for 1 minute till it shrinks.
3. U can also pressure cook it .
4. U can take ½ of rice and ½ of dal .
5. Roasting the dal in ghee adds more aroma.
6. Adjust water as per the consistency you want .- for dry version the above quantity is enough or u can add 3 cup of water .
7. U can give a tadka of garlic in ghee in the end to enhance the flavour .
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