Recipe- Super Delicious Achari Khichdi

Quick & easy one-pot meal packed with nutrients from the veggies, protein from the lentils and deliciousness from the tangy & flavourful mango pickle!

Ingredients

1/2 cup basmati rice
1/4 cup split moong dal (moong chilka)
2 tablespoons of mango pickle
1 tablespoon oil from the pickle
1 medium-sized onion (finely chopped)
1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
2-3 finely chopped green chillies or to taste
1/2 cup green peas (fresh or frozen)
2 tablespoons finely chopped carrots
1 potato, finely chopped
1 tablespoon ghee
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 small stick of cinnamon
4 cloves
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
3 cups water
2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Method

* Soak the rice and dal for 15-30 minutes. You can chop your vegetables in the meantime.

* Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves and asafoetida. Sauté for a few seconds.

* Add chopped onions and saute till golden brown. Add the carrots, potatoes, peas, salt, ginger and green chillies. Cook on medium heat for a minute.

* Add the soaked rice and dal. Mix well. Add water and 1 tablespoon oil from the pickle. Mix well again & cover with the pressure cooker lid. Pressure cook on high for 2 whistles and then reduce the heat to low. Cook for 8-10 minutes on low heat. Let the steam escape before opening the lid of the pressure cooker.

* Chop the pieces of mango pickle finely. Add the pickle (finely chopped mango pieces and the pickle masala) to the cooked khichadi and mix well.

* Serve hot with boondi kadhi or beetroot raita.