Saturday, August 23, 2008

Mom's vegetable moong dal khichdi

Growing up I used to love this rice dish. It is tasty, healthy and easy to make. This tastes more like a pulav. You can serve it with raita.
Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Moong Dal - 1 cup
Water - 6cups
green beans - cut into 1/2 inch pieces - 1/2 cup
carrots - cut into 1/2 inch pieces - 1/2 cup
green peas - 1/2 cup
2 to 3 green chillis -chopped
1 medium onion sliced
cilantro chopped - 3tbsp
gingergarlic paste - 1tbsp
whole garama masala (1 - 1" piece of cinnamon, 3 cloves, 2 cardamom pods, 1bay leaf)
jeera - 1tbsp
salt and oil
Heat some oil in pan. Add whole garam masala, jeera. Add onions and green chillis. Saute for 2 minutes. Add gingergarlic paste and fry for a minute. Add vegetables and saute for 5 minutes. Add salt, cilantro and mix. Add rice and moong dal. Fry for a minute. Add water and cook the mixture in a rice cooker.
Serve hot with raita.

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