Val Dal Khichdi ( Know Your Dals and Pulses )

by Tarla Dalal

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One dish meals are quite a rage in this fast-paced world where one has very little time to spend in the kitchen! here is an easy-to-make and healthy one dish meal using vaal dal.

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Val Dal Khichdi ( Know Your Dals and Pulses ) recipe - How to make Val Dal Khichdi ( Know Your Dals and Pulses )

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Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 25 mins Total Time: 40 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

1 cup vaal dal (split field beans/ split butter beans)
1 cup rice (chawal)
1/2 cup ghee
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3 to 4 cloves (laung / lavang)
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
2 bayleaves
1 cup cauliflower florets
3/4 cup brinjal (baingan / eggplant) cubes
3/4 cup potato cubes
3/4 cup french beans , cut into 1” pieces
1/2 cup onion cubes
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
salt to taste

Method

Soak the vaal dal and rice in enough water for 10 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker and add the cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon and bayleaves.
When the cumin seeds crackele, add all the vegetables, turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala and salt and mix well.
Add the rice and vaal dal and sauté on a medium flame till the ghee coats the grains evenly.
Add 4 cups of hot water, stir well and pressure cook for at least 3 whistles.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Serve hot with raita / kadhi / papad.