Moghlai Khichdi
Serves 3
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup rice | 1/2 cup green gram |
| 1 onion, chopped | 3 green chillies |
| 1 tsp ginger garlic paste | A few curry leaves |
| 10 - 12 cashew nuts | 1/2 tsp shah jeera (caraway seeds) |
| 3 each cloves, cardamom and 1" cinnamon sticks | 1 bay leaf |
| 2 tbsp clarified butter | Salt to taste |
Method
- Wash and soak rice and green gram together. Make a powder of the dry spices, except bay leaf.
- Make a coarse paste of onion, chillies, ginger and garlic. Keep aside. Heat ghee in a pan and add the onion paste and bay leaf. Fry till golden brown.
- Add the spices powder, curry leaves and mix. To this, add 3 cups of water and bring to a boil.
- Add the soaked rice and green gram.
- Add the salt and cook till done. Garnish with cashew nuts fried in butter.
| Nutrient Composition per Serving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (Kcal) | 330 | Carotene (μg) | 87.5 |
| Protein (g) | 8.68 | Vitamin C (mg) | 1.83 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 39.7 | Mg (mg) | 97.8 |
| Fat (g) | 15.11 | Na (mg) | 5.33 |
| Fibre (g) | 1.21 | K (mg) | 161.67 |
| Minerals (g) | 1.12 | Mn (mg) | 0.826 |
| Calcium (mg) | 37.82 | Zn (mg) | 1.69 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 163.67 | Cr (mg) | 0.023 |
| Iron (mg) | 1.79 | ||
Modification
Use coriander for garnish instead of fried cashews.
Reduce the amount of oil used for preparation, Add vegetables to the khichdi.
- 1 cup rice
- 1/2 cup green gram
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 green chillies
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- A few curry leaves
- 10 - 12 cashew nuts
- 1/2 tsp shah jeera (caraway seeds)
- 3 each cloves, cardamom and 1 cinnamon sticks
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tbsp clarified butter
- Salt to taste
| Nutrient Composition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| MACRONUTRIENTS | |
| Energy (Kcal) | 255 |
| Protein (g) | 6.56 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 37.47 |
| Fat (g) | 8.75 |
| Fibre (g) | 1.08 |
| Minerals (g) | 0.88 |