Dal Kichadi

This is all time favorite recipe of me... I used to prepare this almost every time like whenever I am not in mood to prepare food, tired with my office work, when health is upset almost all the time. It’s easy to prepare and we can have hot Kichadi with Ghee... :)

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Serves for: 2 persons

Ingredients: 

Rice - 2 cup

Moong Dal - 1cup

Green Chilly - 1-2(according to taste)

Onion - 1

Garlic - 6cloves

Ginger - 1"

Cinnamon - 1"

Pepper Seeds - 4-5

Oil or Ghee - 2tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp

Coriander

Salt to taste 

Direction for Preparation: 

1. Wash Rice and Dal together drain out the water and keep away for 5-10min

2. Chop Onion, Green Chilly, Garlic, Ginger and Coriander.

3. In a cooker Heat Oil (I usually use Ghee as it adds more taste to kichadi), add Cinnamon, Pepper seeds, Mustard seeds and Cumin seeds for seasoning.

4. Now add Garlic, Ginger, Onion and saute for few min or until onion turns transparent.

5. Add Turmeric and salt to taste.

6. Add Rice and Dal saute for 1 min and add water (it should be 1:3 ratio i.e. 1 cup rice and Dal then 3 cups water) 

7. Add Coriander and close the lid of cooker let it cook for 5-6 whistle.

8. Serve hot with bundi raita.