Although Khichri is commonly considered to be a comfort food, but this gujarati khichdi is bit spicy, i learnt it from one of my friend-hetal
Ingredients
vegetarian 2 servings
1 cup toor daal
1 and half cup rice
1 tsp turmeric
salt to taste
oil
2 tsp red chilly powder
1 tsp cumin & mustard seeds
handful chopped green coriander
1 cup peanut powder(coarsely ground)
2 tsp lemon juice
pinch of sugar
2 tsp garam masala powder
1 cup cauliflower
1 tomato
2 small onions
2 small potatos
10-12 tindora
2 small baigan(brinjal)
10-12 papdi (val)beans
1-2 big green chillies
1/4 cup peas
1 tsp coriander powder
1 carrot(chopped)
2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
Directions
Allow to soak rice & daal in water for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile take peanut powder in one bowl addsome of ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, coriander, chilly , turmeric powder & salt. mix it well.
Now add lemon juice & sugar, add very little water & make a thick paste of it.
Slightly cut brinjal, tomato, onions, potatos from top & stuff them with the masala paste, do same with green chilly & tindora(just cut them horizontally so as masala can be fill nicely in it).even separate papdi beans & fill masala & try to bind them again.
At this stage, all the vegetables are stuffed now.
Take pressure cooker, add 5-6 tsp oil in it, once heated add cumin & mustard seeds, let them splutter. then add ginger garlic paste.
Now add salt, turmeric & red chilly powder, add all the stuffed vegetables & cauliflower in it.mix them wel
Then add daal & rice. Add 3 cups of water.
Allow to cook khichdi only up to 2 whistle.then remove the cooker from flame & allow to be cool.
Serve khichdi with kadhi.
Some stuffed masala will come out from the vegetables & mix with khichdi, will give very nice taste to khichdi & stuffed & cooked vegis gives awesome taste.