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Moong Dal Khichdi

Prep 10 min · cook 25 min · lunch, dinner · good for leftovers

indianvegetariancomfortone-potnut-free

Ingredients

Scale to what I have

  • ¾ cup moong dal
  • ¾ cup white rice
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp ginger, grated
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5 cups water
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • ½ cup green peas
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida
  • 1 cup plain yogurt (to serve)

    Method

    1. Rinse the dal and rice together until the water runs clear.
    2. Heat the ghee, add cumin seeds, asafoetida and ginger, then the rice, dal, turmeric, salt, vegetables and water.
    3. Pressure cook or simmer covered for 20 minutes until soft and porridge-like.
    4. Serve with yogurt.