Vegetable Khichdi

Speaking of moong dal, I have used both moong dals (with skin and without skin). You can use any one or use toor dal (arhar dal). When it comes to the khichdi recipe, I always prefer slightly mushy, soft texture. If you do not like this way, then reduce the amount of water and decrease the cooking time. In this vegetable masala khichdi, I have used potato, peas, carrot and capsicum along with onion tomato. You can use any other vegetables of your choice. This makes healthy and nutritious one pot meal. When you are in rush or short on time for making dinner, go for this. This can be ready in jiffy. Usually ghee is essential while making khichdi, but here I have used oil and still it tastes good. If you want you can use mix of oil and ghee or only ghee. Alternately you can top it with a drizzle of ghee right before serving. Check out other khichdi recipesMasala khichdi // Moong dal khichdi // Gujarati khichdi // Oats khichdi

Step By Step Photo Instructions:

1. Take rice and both dal in a bowl.
2. Rinse them 2-3 times using water. Or you can wash through running cold tap water.
3. Take ginger, garlic and green chili into mortar and pestle.
4. Crush them roughly. Instead you can use ginger garlic paste and chopped green chilies, but freshly crushed gives nice different flavor.
5. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds, let them pop. Then add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.
6. Now add dried red chilies and saute for few seconds.
7. Add chopped onion and crush ginger, garlic, chili.
8. Mix and saute till onions get soft and translucent or light pink in color.
9. Now add vegetables (tomato, potato, peas, carrot and capsicum).
10. Mix well.
11. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala.
12. Mix and saute for a minute.
13. Add washed dal, rice mixture.
14. Stir to combine.
15. Add water and mix.
16. Cover the cooker with lid, put the weight on. Cook for 3 whistles on medium heat. Then turn off the stove.
17. Let the pressure go down by itself then open the lid.
18. Mix with spatula and serve hot/warm. Serving suggestion: serve vegetable khichdi with curd (yogurt or dahi), papad and pickle (achaar). This tastes good with kadhi too. Did you try this vegetable khichdi recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comment section below.