FAKIR KI KHICHDI

Khichri is commonly considered to be a comfort food ~~Khichdi is commonly served with papads, beguni (deep fried eggplants in a besan batter), ghee (clarified butter), achar (oil based pickle), and yogurt.

FAKIR KI KHICHDI

Ingredients:

¼ cup basmati rice

¼ cup moong dal(soaked in water for 8-10 hours)

2 small onion, sliced finely

2 green chilies, sliced finely

½  cup mushrooms, in pieces,

½ cup potato, in pieces

½ cup cauliflower, in pieces

½ cup carrots, in pieces

20-25 palak leaves

3-4 tbsp ghee

½ tsp haldi

½ tsp dhania powder,

½ tsp jeera powder,

1 tsp chilli powder

salt to taste

Method:

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker, fry onion till golden brown and add the green chillies. Add carrot, potato and fry for sometime. Then add jeera powder, dhania powder, haldi, chilli powder. Fry

Add moong dal, and fry for sometime again.

When nearly cooked, add water and then add palak, mushrooms and gobi.

When it starts boiling add rice and salt.

Pressure cook, till 2 whistles, serve hot.