Bajra khichdi, peal millet khichdi
Bajra khichdi is an easy and healthy one pot millet recipe that can be you comfort food. Step by step quick video recipe
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- ½ cup Bajra
- ½ cup moong dal
- 4 cups water
- ⅛ tsp turmeric
- Salt as needed
To temper
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
Instructions
- Wash and soak Bajra overnight. Next day, drain water and add moong dal to it.
- Give it a wash and place in a pressure cooker with required salt. Cook for 4 whistles in medium flame.
- Let pressure release naturally. Open the cooker once done. Mash well to make the moong dal smooth and creamy.
- You can boil in open pot for 5 mins to let the excess water evaporate.
- Keep stirring as it will get stuck to the bottom once dal is mashed.
- It will look watery but as it cools down, it will eventually thicken and come to khichdi consistency.
- Heat a pan with ghee and temper with cumin seeds and asafoetida. Switch off the flame and add turmeric to it.
- Give it a quick stir and mix to the khichdi. Warm up to serve.
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Notes
- The khichdi will be watery when you open but it gets thicker as time passes.
- You can also give it a boil as mentioned for 5 mins to make it thicker.
- It is important to cook for 4 whistles in medium flame.
- After mixing and mashing the dal, if you cook, it will easily get stuck to the bottom of the cooker. so Keep stirring.