Khichdi Andhra Style

Khichdi Andhra Style

Ingredients of khichdi :

khichdi ingredients

1. Rice -  1 Cup
2. Yellow Moong Dal - 1/2 Cup
3. Ginger Paste - 1 table spoon
4. Cashew nuts
5. Green Chillies - 3
6. Curry Leaves
7. Carrot - 1 Big
8. Oil - 3 Spoons
9. Water - 4 Cups
10. Cumin seeds/Jeera
11. Mustard Seeds
12. Urad Dal
13. Salt
14. Pepper powder
15. Garlic Cloves - approx. 20 -paste
16. Ghee - 2 Spoons
17. Hing / Asafoetida - a pinch
18. Lemon Juice

Ingredients for Khichdi

Preparation of khichdi :

1) Wash the rice & yellow Moong Dal and soak it in water for around 15 Mins.

Drain the water & keep aside.

* Khichdi is to be cooked in the cooker so take the stainless steel vessel which fits in cooker.

* Since Stainless steel vessel tend to heat very quickly so better to maintain the flame on low to medium to avoid the over burn or stick to the bottom.

2) Heat a steel vessel and add 3 spoons of oil & 2 spoons of ghee, jeera, urad dal, mustard seeds, hing.

Tempering for Khichdi

3) Once Urad dal turns golden brown add cashew, curry leaves, green chillies and allow the curry leaves to turn crisp.

Add cashew, curry leaves, green chillies

4) Next add ginger garlic paste, carrot pieces and allow it to cook till the rawness of ginger garlic vanish i.e around 5 mins.

Add ginger garlic paste, carrot pieces 

5) Once done add water to it and mix.

Add salt, pepper powder and mix well and change the flame to high, allow it to boil till the water starts bubble.

Add salt, pepper powder and mix well

Bring it to boil

Simmer the flame and check the salt & spicy taste of pepper and if required add them accordingly.

6) Now its time to add the soaked rice & yellow moong dal to it & mix.

Add the soaked rice & yellow moong dal

Change the flame to high and bring it to boil till water starts bubble.

Switch off the Flame.

bring it to boil

7) Add sufficient amount of water in the cooker & place the vessel of Khichdi along with the lid in cooker and allow it to cook for 4 cooker whistles.

8) Remove the Khichdi vessel from the cooker and mix gently & carefully as it will be hot.

Khichdi Andhra Style

9) Now Khichdi is ready to serve.

Khichdi Andhra Style

 Serving Ideas of Khichdi :

Sprinkle lemon juice over the Khichdi to enhance the taste.

It can also be combined with karappodi.