Urad Dal Khichdi
Urad Dal Khichdi is one of the auspicious dishes to cook on Makar Sankranti. Find how to make chilka urad dal khichdi in a pressure cooker.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 Cup split black gram (chilka urad dal)
- 1 Cup white rice
- 1/8 Cup ghee ((jeera))
- 4 cloves (laung)
- 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
- 2 dry red chilies
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida ((hing))
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 1/3 Cup chopped red onion
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 1/2 Cup water
- 2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala ((see recipe))
Instructions
- 1
Rinse urad dal until water runs clear. Soak dal in water for 1 hour. Similarly, rinse rice until water runs clear. Soak in a separate bowl for 15 minutes.
- 2
Once you are ready to prepare khichdi, drain all the water from lentil and rice. Keep them next to the stovetop.
- 3
Heat ghee in a pressure cooker over medium flame. Once hot, cumin seeds, red chilies, cloves, cinnamon, black cardamom, grated ginger, and asafoetida. Fry for 20 seconds.
- 4
Add chopped onion. Saute onion till light brown in color. This takes 1 minute.
- 5
Add lentils (dal), red chili powder, turmeric, and saute precisely for 1 minute. This step enhances the flavor of khichdi.
- 6
Next, add rice, mix nicely with other ingredients in the pressure cooker. Add water, salt, and garam masala. At this stage, taste khichdi liquid and if required season with more salt/spices.
- 7
Close the lid of the pressure cooker. Cook khichdi for 2 whistles over low to medium heat. Allow the steam to release naturally from the pressure cooker.
- 8
Open the lid and fluff the khichdi using a fork or spoon.
- 9
Serve Urad Dal Khichdi warm with ghee, papad, and achaar.