Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 50 minutes
- Preparation: 20 minutes
- Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup Broken Wheat (Dalia/ Godumai Rava)
- 1/4 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
- 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
- 1 Carrot (Gajjar) - finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Green beans (French Beans) - finely chopped
- Salt - to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns - coarsely crushed
- 2 Cloves (Laung)
- 1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
- 1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1/2 inch Ginger - grated
- 2 Green Chillies - slit
- 1/2 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1 Dry Red Chilli
- 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
Instructions
- To begin making Fada Ni Khichdi recipe, firstly soak the moong dal in warm water for 15 mins
- In a small pressure cooker, heat half of the ghee
- After adding the ghee, add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick, curry leaves, ginger, green chillies, cumin seeds, dry red chilli, asafoetida, shahi jeera
- Once these begin tgo sizzle add in the lapsi
- Fry the lapsi in the ghee for 2 mins till a nice aroma comes out
- After 2 minutes, add the soaked and drained moong dal and fry for 1-2 mins
- Add the veggies- carrots, beans and saute again for 3-4 mins and add salt according to your taste
- Once it is done, add the turmeric powder and garam masala powder
- Now add 2-3 cups of water for a slightly runny khichdi or 2 cups of water for a grainy khichdi
- Pressure cook it till the cooker releases 2-3 whistles
- Let the pressure come down on its own
- Now add the black pepper and stir
- Adjust salt and spices according to your taste and mix it properly
- Serve Fada Ni Khichdi along with Coriander Tadka Raita Recipe, Gujarati Gor Keri Recipe - Sweet And Spicy Raw Mango Pickle, and papad by the side
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- Gujarati Recipes
- Lunch
- Vegetarian