Moong Dal Khichdi Recipe-Moong Dal Recipe

This is my style of preparing moong dal khichdi and I love it very much. This is a very easy recipe which can be done in a matter of 15-20 minutes along with the quick side dish. It can be packed for lunch also. Today we will learn how to make Moong dal khichdi and a quick side dish for it using potatoes. I am sure you will love this combination.

Moong Dal Khichdi

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Main Course-Rice Recipes
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Basmati Rice - 1 cup
   Moong dal-Pasi paruppu - 1/4 cup
   Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
   Onion - 1 medium size

   For grinding raw

   Tomato -1
   Green chilli - 1
   Coriander leaves - handful
   Mint leaves - handful

   For the seasoning

   Oil - 2 tbsp
   Cloves - 2
   Cinnamon - 1 inch piece

Preparation

Dry roast moong dal until it is slightly hot to touch. (do not brown it).

Soak rice + dal for 20 minutes. Drain the water completely and keep it aside.

Grind tomato, green chilli, coriander and mint leaves to a fine paste. Keep it aside.

Method

Heat oil, add the ingredients mentioned under seasoning. Add chopped onions and saute till onions turn transparent.

Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes.

Then add the ground paste and cook for a few minutes. Add the drained rice, 2 cups of boiling water, salt required and pressure cook for 3 whistles.

After the pressure subsides, open it and fluff it with a fork. Serve piping hot with raita or tomato chutney or potato chips or the potato side dish given below.

Side dish for moong dal khichdi-Quick potato gravy

Ingredients needed

Potato - 3 (medium size)
Onion - 2
Tomato - 2
Green chilli - 1
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Garlic - 2 cloves

Kitchen king masala -1 tsp
Chilli powder -1/2 tsp or as required
Salt required

For the seasoning

Oil - 2 tbsp
Cumin/jeera seeds - 1 tsp

Preparation

Pressure cook potatoes, peel the skin, cut it into cubes and keep it aside.

Grind onion, tomato, green chilli, ginger, garlic to a fine paste. (grind raw)

Method

Heat 2 tbsp of oil, add jeera seeds, when it splutters, add the ground paste, chilli powder, salt needed, kitchen king masala and let it cook for some time until the raw smell goes.

Then add the cubed potatoes, needed water and cook on low flames for a further 3-4 minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with moong dal khichdi.

Note - The rice/Moong dal khichdi should not be mushy.

Lunch Menu #3 Easy, Quick and Comforting

Moong dal Khichdi

Quick Potato gravy

Curd rice

Breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas with Moong dal

Moong Dal Dosa

Moong Dal rice (Arisi Paruppu sadam)

Quick sambar for Idli

Ven Pongal

If you found this post useful, I would really love it, if you pin it or share it with your Facebook fans or Twitter followers or Google+ circles today. All it takes is a simple click on the “pin it” “like,” “share,” “tweet,” or Google+ buttons below the post. It will keep me motivated. Thank you!