Lentils and Mixed Grains Khichda Recipe
A high protein Rajasthani recipe with broken wheat (dalia/ godumai rava) - soaked for 3 hours, bajra (seeds) - soaked for 3 hours, jowar seeds - soaked for 3 hours. Ready in 1h, serves 4.
Curated byPriyanka Rathore🇮🇳
Instructions
13 steps- 1
To prepare the Lentils and Mixed Grains Kichada Recipe, first get all the ingredients handy
- 2
Drain water from the soaked wheat and bajra and grind them in a mixer grinder to make a coarse paste
broken wheat (dalia/ godumai rava) - soaked for 3 hours(1/4 cups)bajra (seeds) - soaked for 3 hours(1/4 cup)jowar seeds - soaked for 3 hours(1/4 cup) - 3
Pour water (5 cups) in a deep kadai just enough to cook the coarse grain mixture
- 4
Add 1 cup of rice and chana dal to the boiling mixture
chana dal (bengal gram dal)(1/4 cup)rice(1/2 cup) - 5
After 10 minutes when the rice is half done, add in masur dal, turmeric powder, salt and mix well
rice(1/2 cup)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons red chilli powder(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons garam masala powder(3)salt - to taste - 6
Allow it to cook further for about 10 minutes on a medium flame
- 7
Take another deep frying pan to heat oil
- 8
Once the oil is hot, fry in onions till golden brown
onions - finely chopped(3) - 9
Add in green chillies, ginger garlic paste and jeera powder and mix it well
cloves garlic - crushed(4)inch ginger - crushed(2)-3 green chilli(2)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons red chilli powder(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons garam masala powder(3) - 10
Simmer the flame to toss in red chilli powder, garam masala powder, curry leaves and hing powder
-3 green chilli(2)sprigs curry leaves(2)coriander (dhania) leaves(1/4 cup)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons red chilli powder(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons garam masala powder(3) - 11
Saute for half a minute
- 12
Slowly add cooked cereals to it and mix until the masala blends in it evenly
teaspoons garam masala powder(3) - 13
Garnish the Lentils and Mixed Grains Kichada Recipe with a generous pinch of finely chopped coriander, a few rings of onion and lemon for the dish to look as yummy as it tastes
inch ginger - crushed(2)coriander (dhania) leaves(1/4 cup)onions - finely chopped(3)lemon juice(1 tablespoon)salt - to taste
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Lentils and Mixed Grains Khichda Recipe
A high protein Rajasthani recipe with broken wheat (dalia/ godumai rava) - soaked for 3 hours, bajra (seeds) - soaked for 3 hours, jowar seeds - soaked for 3 hours. Ready in 1h, serves 4.
Curated byPriyanka Rathore🇮🇳
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Directions
13 steps- 1
To prepare the Lentils and Mixed Grains Kichada Recipe, first get all the ingredients handy
- 2
Drain water from the soaked wheat and bajra and grind them in a mixer grinder to make a coarse paste
broken wheat (dalia/ godumai rava) - soaked for 3 hours(1/4 cups)bajra (seeds) - soaked for 3 hours(1/4 cup)jowar seeds - soaked for 3 hours(1/4 cup) - 3
Pour water (5 cups) in a deep kadai just enough to cook the coarse grain mixture
- 4
Add 1 cup of rice and chana dal to the boiling mixture
chana dal (bengal gram dal)(1/4 cup)rice(1/2 cup) - 5
After 10 minutes when the rice is half done, add in masur dal, turmeric powder, salt and mix well
rice(1/2 cup)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons red chilli powder(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons garam masala powder(3)salt - to taste - 6
Allow it to cook further for about 10 minutes on a medium flame
- 7
Take another deep frying pan to heat oil
- 8
Once the oil is hot, fry in onions till golden brown
onions - finely chopped(3) - 9
Add in green chillies, ginger garlic paste and jeera powder and mix it well
cloves garlic - crushed(4)inch ginger - crushed(2)-3 green chilli(2)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons red chilli powder(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons garam masala powder(3) - 10
Simmer the flame to toss in red chilli powder, garam masala powder, curry leaves and hing powder
-3 green chilli(2)sprigs curry leaves(2)coriander (dhania) leaves(1/4 cup)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons red chilli powder(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)teaspoons garam masala powder(3) - 11
Saute for half a minute
- 12
Slowly add cooked cereals to it and mix until the masala blends in it evenly
teaspoons garam masala powder(3) - 13
Garnish the Lentils and Mixed Grains Kichada Recipe with a generous pinch of finely chopped coriander, a few rings of onion and lemon for the dish to look as yummy as it tastes
inch ginger - crushed(2)coriander (dhania) leaves(1/4 cup)onions - finely chopped(3)lemon juice(1 tablespoon)salt - to taste
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