Paalak Mattar ki Khichadi
Paalak Mattar ki Khichadi is a healthy and nutritious one pot meal with rice , lentils and greens . This meal is a comfort meal at the same time very delicious with a flavour of garlic .
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 1 cup toor daal
- 1 tsp ghee
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup green peas
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 5-6 garlic cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 small stick cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 green chillies chopped
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
Tempering
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 2-3 cloves garlic sliced
- Pinch asafoetida
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice and daal for 10-15 minutes .
- Pressure cook the daal and rice with 5 cups water , turmeric powder, salt and ghee .
- Pressure cook for 2 whistles and let the pressure drop by itself .
- Wash and chop the spinach finely .
- Boil 1 cup water and after the water is rolling boil add spinach and switch off the gas.
- After a minute drain the water and pour cold water over the spinach . Let the excess water drain .
- Boil green peas till tender .
- Heat ghee and add cumin seeds , cloves , cinnamon.
- Add garlic and onions .Saute till onions turn pink . Add the blanched spinach , boiled peas .
- Cook till the mix is dry .
- Add garam masala and the cooked khichadi and mix well .
- Just before serving temper with ghee, garlic and asafoetida .
- Serve with curd or onion tomato Raita or Dahi Boondi.
Notes
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