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
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
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yummy rice....lovely presentation
ReplyDeleteThats such a healthy and delicious side dish!
ReplyDeleteLovely khichdi...I love khichdi, this recipe is really quick, thanks for sharing it :-)
ReplyDeletevery simple and yummy kichidi.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorites.
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simple and healthy khichdi dear :)
ReplyDeleteSuperb Padhu, and thanks for sharing all those tips..
ReplyDeletenice presentation, looks yum !
ReplyDeleteThis looks absolutely yummy..I should try this soon...Bookmarking this one..
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Khichdi.. so comforting
ReplyDeleteBeautiful presentation,yummy kichadi
ReplyDeleteI couldn'tt help but smile when I saw this dish. I have started preparing this almost daily for my infant son and initially I had no idea how to make it. I loved your recipe and presentation is awesome
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for stopping by my space. See u again.
-manju
Alltime fav comfort food...
ReplyDeletekichdi looks yum!
ReplyDeleteThanks Padhu for your comment on my blog.:).And super yummy kichadi. What you have here is a cooking encyclopedia. :). Will visit here more often.
ReplyDeletelovely khichidi... love the presentation...
ReplyDeleteLoved your style of making the khichdi with mooong dal Padma! I'm quite a fan of your blog and recipes. Want to pass on the Versatile Blogger award to you dear.It is waiting for you at my blog...do pick it up!
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Yummy khichdi and an interesting recipe almost pulav like. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI hv almost same recipe of this khichri :)
ReplyDeletenice... dish
ReplyDeleteLuvly..its delicious...I liked it...
ReplyDeleteYummy colourful, mouth watering khichdi. Thank u
ReplyDeleteAll your recipe resembles mine. But if I've any doubts, I'll refer your blog. Ur lunch ideas are the peak of the everest. I'm having the chart in my kitchen. Keep on posting.
ReplyDeleteur kichidi is very nice and love this quik potato gravy so much
ReplyDeletetried out ur recipe today,...too yummy...thugh luk and smell resemble pudina pulav taste can't be compared...it's too gud
ReplyDeleteIs 2 cups of water enough? Doesn't one cup of rice require 3 cups of water?
ReplyDeleteNormally khichdi will be mushy, but this is a totally different recipe. For this recipe,the rice should not be mushy. I have used basmati rice, moreover we have soaked the rice for 20 minutes.So 2 cups of water is enough for 1 cup of rice. If you use normal rice, use more water.
DeleteHiii padhu , can I use normal rice ??? instead of basmathi rice ??
ReplyDeleteYou can use normal rice also.
DeleteHi padhu, is it mandatory to use kitchen king masala.is there any other replacement for this?
ReplyDeleteYou can use garam masala. If you do not like that smell, you can skip that also.
DeleteHi ..will it be good for lunch if i prepare this at morning?
ReplyDeleteYes. Before serving pressure cook for just 1 whistle keeping it in a separate vessel inside the cooker. It can enjoy it hot also.
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