Ram Khichdi
Serves 3
Moothiya
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup rice basmati | 1/2 tsp dhania powder |
| 1/4 cup boiled peas | 1/4 tsp turmeric |
| 2 bay leaves | salt to taste |
| 3-4 cloves | juice of 1 lemon |
| 1" stick cinnamon | 1 tbsp cashews |
| 2 cardamons | 1 tbsp currants (optional) |
| 1 stalk curry leaves | 2 tbsp ghee (or oil) |
| 1 tsp red chilli powder | 1/2 cup ghatta pieces |
| 1/2 tsp garam masala | 1 tbsp each jeera and mustard seeds |
For Ghattas
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1/2 cup gram flour | salt to taste |
| 1/2 tbsp oil | 1/4 tsp oregano seeds |
| Chilli powder | |
Method
For ghattas
- Mix flour, oil, chilli powder, salt and oregano seeds, add 1 tbsp water.
- Make a hard dough. Break off a piece and roll into shape and size of a finger.
- Put plenty of water to boil. Submerge ghattas (the rolls) and boil till done. (About 1/2 hour)
- Drain, cool and chop into round 1-1 1/2 cm. long. Keep aside.
For Rice
- Boil rice in plenty of water. Each grain should be separate. Heat ghee in kadai (pan).
- Add mustard seeds, jeera, cashews, bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamons and curry leaves.
- Add ghattas and peas. Add masalas, lemon juice and salt. Stir fry till ghee separates.
- Add to the rice. Mix slowly and well. Heat either in warmer, heavy skillet, oven or cooker. Garnish with coriander.
- Serve hot with curds.
| Nutrient Composition Per Serving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (Kcal) | 364.8 | Carotene (µg) | 124.84 |
| Protein (g) | 9.42 | Vitamin C (mg) | 0.97 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 45.22 | Mg (mg) | 95.7 |
| Fat (g) | 16.203 | Na (mg) | 19.2 |
| Fibre (g) | 1.41 | K (mg) | 175.6 |
| Minerals (g) | 1.44 | Mn (mg) | 0.622 |
| Calcium (mg) | 99.7 | Zn (mg) | 1.423 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 207.1 | Cr (mg) | 0.013 |
| Iron (mg) | 2.9 | ||
Modification
More vegetables like cabbage and onions can be added to the gattas. Reduce the amount of oil used for preparation.| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup rice basmati | 1/2 tsp dhania powder |
| 1/4 cup boiled peas | 1/4 tsp turmeric |
| 2 bay leaves | salt to taste |
| 3-4 cloves | juice of 1 lemon |
| 1" stick cinnamon | 1 tbsp cashews |
| 2 cardamons | 1 tbsp currants (optional) |
| 1 stalk curry leaves | 1 tbsp ghee (or oil) |
| 1 tsp red chilli powder | 1/2 cup ghatta pieces |
| 1/2 tsp garam masala | 1 tbsp each jeera and mustard seeds |
For Ghattas
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1/2 cup gram flour | salt to taste |
| 1/2 tbsp oil | 1/4 tsp oregano seeds |
| Chilli powder | |
| Nutrient Composition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| MACRONUTRIENTS | |
| Energy (Kcal) | 319.8 |
| Protein (g) | 9.42 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 45.22 |
| Fat (g) | 11.2 |
| Fibre (g) | 1.41 |
| Minerals (g) | 1.44 |