The festive season is in the process, after eating loads of desserts and yummy food for Diwali, Christmas is already in the air, and the waft of cookies and cakes is everywhere.
However I was just missing some simple food, it always is the case with me, no matter whether I am travelling and having the most exotic food, or after a bout of parties, dose of festivals, it's always the simple food that calls out to my tummy.
Is it only me or this happens to you too??
Anyhow ... I was craving some simple Ghar ka khana, easy on my palette and delicious nonetheless. So I whipped up some Dal Khichdi.
It's very easy to make, have a look -
Dal Khichdi
Ingredients
1 cup rice washed and drained
1 cup toovar dal washed and drained
1 medium onion finally chopped
1 medium tomato finally chopped
Few sprigs of curry leaves
Coriander to garnish
Ghee to cook
Dried red chillies
3 green chillies finely cut
Pinch of asofoetida
1 tspn turmeric
1 tspn chilly powder
Salt to taste
1 tspn cumin seeds - jeera
1 tspn mustard seeds - Mohri
2 tspn finally chopped garlic
Peppercorn, cinnamon, cloves
Method
In a pressure cooker
Add 1 tbspn ghee, let it get hot add cumin, mustard, curry leaves, peppercorns, cloves , cinnamon,asofoetida on low flame , let the aroma come out. Then add red chilly, garlic, onion, sauté till onion is translucent.
Add tomatoes, stir and sauté till tomatoes are done, add salt, turmeric? Red chilly powder, stir, sauté on low flame for 1 minute, then add the rice and dal, water to cook. Pressure cook it for around 6-8 minutes 1 whistle on high flame and two on low flame.
When the pressure cooker is done, let it cool down open and check the consistency. If not desired add water and stir and mix nicely on low flame (paste like consistency) simmer.
Serve hot garnished with coriander and tspn of ghee
Yumminess.
What's your favourite simple food ?
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Until next time--
xoxo
Bhakti
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