Whenever I am sick or in the mood for a nice meal I prefer khichdi. A homemade bowl of traditional khichdi without any hint of strong spices has a rejuvenating effect. The delicious one-pot dish has an amazing taste of rice and lentils cooked together till all mushy and squishy.
The seasoning of ghee on the top adds more warmth and flavor to it. You just can’t hate it. The best part is that it can be made in numerous ways, let’s find a few. You must try these ideas to make different types of khichdis.
Fada Ni Khichdi
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This is a quite wholesome Khichdi which a little different from regular rice and lentil combination. Instead, broken wheat (fada) is used for making this dish along with yellow moong dal. The dish can be made more nutritious by adding vegetables and spicing it up for the masala lovers.
Makai Ni Khichdi
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It is a Gujarati recipe for khichdi made from tender corn cobs. The juicy luscious taste of corn is quite appetizingly and complimented equally with the right amount of spices. It is a creative twist to seemingly boring Khichdi.
Aloo Ki Khichdi
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It is a satisfying khichdi treat without any cereals or pulses. It can be a good fasting dish in Navratri with parsai chawal (rice) being used. The slow tempered spices mixed with a dollop of ghee and potatoes give you a lip-smacking dish that you can savor anytime and not just on fasting days.
Ayurvedic Khichdi
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Ayurvedic nutritional healing finds khichdi as a dish that helps in healing. It is said to balance all three doshas and restore the body. The easy to digest dish that also detoxifies the body is made from soaked moong beans, toasted buckwheat also known as Kashi, and generous vegetables of your choice along with flavorful Indian spices.
Bajra And Moong Dal Khichdi
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It is a traditional Rajasthani khichdi and an excellent source of protein, iron, folic acid, and fiber. The primary ingredients like bajra, whole moong, and green pea add a lot of crunch to the khichdi and of the flavor too. The mildly flavored dish gets a very creamy consistency once cooked nicely.
This one pot comfort dish is so versatile not just in taste and preparation but also with the benefits it offers. I have loved experimenting with khichdi and with these ideas hopefully, you will too!
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