Free delivery over €60 in France · 🎁 Easter: Free Lakadong Turmeric (3g) with every order!
Table Indienne
Moong Dal Khichdi - Indian Comfort Food
Khichdi is the ultimate comfort food in India — the equivalent of grandma's chicken soup. Rice and moong lentils cooked together in plenty of water until you get a creamy, comforting texture.
10 min
Preparation
30 min
Cooking
2
Servings
Easy
Difficulty
Ingredients
- Short grain rice: 1 cup
- Moong dal (yellow split lentils): 1 cup
- Water: 4 cups
-
Turmeric: 1/2 teaspoon
-
Asafoetida (hing, optional): 1 pinch
- Salt
-
Cumin seeds (for the tarka): 1 teaspoon
- Ghee or oil
- Dried red chili (optional): 1
Instructions
-
1
Toasting (key step): Heat the moong dal dry in the saucepan for 2-3 minutes until it smells nutty. This is what gives the authentic flavour.
-
2
Washing: Mix the rice and toasted moong dal. Wash them together 3 or 4 times.
-
3
Overcooking: For 1 volume of the mix, use 4 volumes of water. Add salt, turmeric and asafoetida. Cook until the grains lose their shape and become a creamy mass.
-
4
The Tarka: In a small ladle, heat ghee or oil. Add cumin seeds and a whole dried chilli. Pour over the steaming mixture.
Tips
Serve with papads and achaar (pickle). Asafoetida brings an onion/garlic flavour without adding any and aids digestion.
Spices used
Find the spices from this recipe in our shop.
Lakadong Turmeric Powder
Loading...
Cumin seeds
Loading...
Asafoetida (Hing)
Loading...
Get this recipe by email
Receive the recipe in PDF format directly in your inbox, ready to print.
Your email will only be used to send you the recipe. See our privacy policy.
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to review this recipe!