I love Khichdis.. mainly because on a lazy day its so easy to prepare and it had all the vegs and daal in it and i dont need a curry or side dish for it! LOL!! Luckily both my kiddos loves it too.

When Meeta my gujrati friend told me about this recipe i first made it with ponni rice as she suggested. But my kiddos didnt like it. Then i tried it with Basmati rice and it came out really tasty and kiddos loves it

Srivalli, here comes another entry from my blog to your Rice Mela!

Basmati rice – 2 cups
moong daal/ khichadi parippu – 1 cups
onions -1
ghee 2 tbsp
cardamon, cloves – 3-4
garlic – 2-3 crushed
cinnamon stick – a small pieces
carrots,beans,frozen green peas – 1 cup (altogether)
water – 7 cups
turmeric pwdr – 1/4 tsp
red chili pwdr – 1/2 tsp (add more or less according to ur taste)
coriander pwdr – 1/2 tsp
salt to taste

• Soak the rice and daal for an hour.
• In a pressure cooker heat the ghee and add the whole spices and onions.
• when the onion is brown add the garlic to it.
• When the garlic is brown add water to it and let it boil.
• When the water boils add the rice, vegs, salt and masalas to it and cook for 20 mts in low flame.
• The khichdi will be soft and mushy and you’ll have to eat it hot to enjoy it!