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Layered Vegetable Daal Khichadi Biryani

The humble khicdi turned into a Protein Rich Biryani, which is comforting as well as delicious.
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 11/2 cups cooked rice
  • 1 cup cooked masoor daal boiled with salt and turmeric
  • 1/4 cup tomato purée
  • 11/2 cups mixed vegetables boiled ( beans , potatoes, cauliflower , peas)
  • 1/4 cup Fried onions

Mixed vegetables

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3-4 green chilly slit into two
  • 1 tbsp ginger strips
  • 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp Biryani masala
  • 1/4 tsp coriander powder

Instructions

Mixed Vegetables

  • Heat oil.
  • Add cumin seeds, let splutter.
  • Add green chilly and ginger, sauté.
  • Add all spices and roast for a minute.
  • Add the boiled vegetables and mix.
  • Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Masoor Daal layer

  • Mix tomato purée to the cooked Daal.

Layering the khichadi

  • Grease a oven proof dish.
  • Divide the rice into two parts .
  • Spread one part in the dish .
  • Now spread all the daal over the rice.
  • Sprinkle half the fried onions.
  • Reserving 1/2 cup mixed vegetables spread a layer over the onions.
  • Top with the rest of the rice .
  • Garnish with mixed vegetables and fried onions .
  • Add blobs of ghee or butter if you like .
  • Cover with foil and bake the khichadi at 180 deg C for 15 minutes.
  • Serve hot with pickle or curd.