MOONG CHILKA KHICHDI

INGREDIENTS ;

1 cup rice
1/2 cup green chilka wali moong dal
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp ghee
1 tsp turmeric powder
4  1/2 cups water
2 -3 dry red chilli
a pinch of asafoetida
salt to taste,

METHOD,

Mix the rice and daal and wash properly. Heat the ghee or oil in a cooker, add cumin seeds ,
asafoetida and the pieces of dry red chilli . Now add the mixture of rice and daal and all the water
in it. Now add turmeric powder and salt. Mix it well. Place the lid of the cooker and wait for 2 to 3
whistles then simmer the fire for few minutes. Once the pressure cool down, open the cooker . 
If you like the khichdi pulav style ( thick ) then serve hot. If you like it in thin consistency, boil
one cup of water separately and mix into it.
Serve hot. Khichdi goes really with paapad, dahi, ghee, chutney or mango pickles.





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