Dalia khichdi — cracked wheat and mung beans
Cracked wheat and skinned mung beans cooked with spices and tomato.
Active time15 min
Cooking25 min
Total1 h 15 minResting : 30 min
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Ingredients
- 1 tsp fresh ginger
- half a cup of raw carrot, pea and green bean mixture — optional
- 1 green chilli — optional
- half a cup of fresh tomatoes
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 2 cups of water
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- a quarter of a cup of dried skinned mung beans
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 pinch of asafoetida — optional
- a quarter of a cup of uncooked cracked wheat
- 1 tbsp ghee
Preparation
Peel and grate the ginger, then measure it. Wash, deseed and dice the tomatoes, then measure their volume. If using the optional vegetables, peel the carrots, wash and trim the beans, cut them small and measure the mixture with the peas. Rinse the wheat and mung beans. Cover generously with water and soak for 30 min, then drain and discard this water. Split the optional chilli and prepare the diced vegetables if using.
half a cup of raw carrot, pea and green bean mixture — optional1 green chilli — optionala quarter of a cup of dried skinned mung beansa quarter of a cup of uncooked cracked wheat- mixing bowl
- colander
- knife
- chopping board
- grater
Heat the ghee in the electric pressure cooker on sauté mode. Add the cumin, then the ginger and optional asafoetida. Stir until fragrant. Add the tomato, optional chilli, salt and turmeric. Cook until the tomato is soft. Stir in the chilli powder and optional vegetables.
1 tsp fresh gingerhalf a cup of fresh tomatoes¼ tsp ground turmeric½ tsp cumin seeds½ tsp red chilli powder½ tsp salt1 pinch of asafoetida — optional1 tbsp ghee- electric pressure cooker
- spatula
Add the drained wheat and mung beans and stir for about 2 min. Add the measured water and scrape the bottom clean. Cancel sauté mode. Close the lid, set the valve to sealing and cook on high pressure for 12 min. Let the pressure release naturally for 10 min, then carefully release the remainder according to the appliance instructions. Open and stir. The wheat and mung beans should be tender. Serve hot.
2 cups of water- electric pressure cooker
- spatula
Allergens
- Gluten
- Milk
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
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