Tur Dal & Kodo Millet Khichdi
Ingredients
- Tur Dal and Kodo Millets
- 1 onion and 1 tomato
- few garlic cloves and a piece of ginger
- salt
- turmeric powder
- 1/2 cup of chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped Spinach leaves and 1/2 cup peas
- 1 tsp of garam masala and 1tsp of sambar powder
- ghee
- asafoetida and zeera
- red chilli powder
- corriander leaves
Preparation
Soak Tur Dal and Kodo Millets in 1:1 ratio for atleast 4 hours. I soaked it overnight since I planned to make it in the morning. Chop 1 onion and 1 tomato, few garlic cloves and a piece of ginger.Take ghee in a pressure cooker and add chopped garlic, ginger. Let it cook for 2 min at low flame and then add onions and tomatoes. Also, add salt, turmeric powder. Let this cook till the mixture becomes slightly mushy. Now add 1/2 cup of chopped carrots, 1/2 cup chopped Spinach leaves and 1/2 cup peas. Cook till the vegetables become soft. Add 1 tsp of garam masala and 1tsp of sambar powder. Now add the soaked Dal and Millets. Pressure cook it for 15-20 min. Later, adjust the consistency with some water if you feel
For Tadka-
In a pan take ghee (as much as you want) Add asafoetida and zeera, let it crackle, now add red chilli powder if you wish. Add this tadka to the khichdi and give it a mix. You can garnish it with few corriander leaves as well. Serve hot with your choice of accompaniments