Dalia Khichdi
Vegetable dalia khichdi recipe - very healthy, easy to digest, one pot meal made from broken wheat, moong dal, mix of veggies and few basic spices.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ⅓ cup Dalia (Fada or Broken wheat or Cracked wheat or Bulgur)
- ⅓ cup Yellow moong dal (split and skinless)
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 Green chili (chopped finely)
- 1 teaspoon Ginger (chopped finely (Or use ginger paste))
- ½ cup Tomato (chopped)
- ½ cup Green peas
- ½ cup Capsicum (green bell pepper) (chopped)
- ½ cup Carrots (chopped)
- Salt (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala
- 2 ½ cups Water
- 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves (chopped finely)
Instructions
- 1
Wash or rinse the broken wheat and moong dal together.
- 2
Heath oil in a pressure cooker on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, let them crackle.
- 3
Now saute in green chili and ginger for 30-40 seconds.
- 4
Mix in veggies (tomato, peas, capsicum, carrot) and cook for a minute.
- 5
Add salt and spice powders (turmeric, red chili, coriander powder and garam masala), mix very well.
- 6
Add washed dalia and moong dal. Mix well.
- 7
Add water and stir.
- 8
Cover the cooker with lid, put the weight on and cook for 4 whistles on medium heat.
- 9
Once pressure releases, open the lid.
- 10
Add cilantro, mix and serve.