Khichdi & Khadi - the Gujarathi Combination Khichdi & khadi are made as a perfect foil for eachother & ideally suited for dinner. Khichdi: Rice ( Basmathi or any thin variety ) - 1 cup Kichdi dhal ( split moong dhal with green skin) - ½ cup Cloves - 3 Hing - ½ tsp Jeera - ½ tsp Mustard seeds - ½ tsp Red chillies - 2 Curry leaves - few Ghee - 2 tbsp Salt, haldi Soak rice & dhal for 30 mts. Drain. Heat ghee & temper, mustard seeds, cloves, red chillies, hing, curry leaves & haldi in a pressure pan. Add drained rice & dhal. Saute for a few mts. Add 4 cups of water & salt. Close & put the weight. When the first whistle comes, simmer the flame & cook for 10 mts. On opening, if you prefer very soft, add upto one more cup of oiling water and beat well. Cool, open & add extra ghee before serving. Khadi: Curds - 1 cup Water - 1 cup Besan - 2 tbsp Jeera - ½ tsp Hing - ½ tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp Curry leaves & coriander leaves - few Salt Oil - 2 tsp Blend well curds, water, besan, salt & sugar. Take this in a kadai & heat gradually over a low flame. In another kadai, heat oil & temper jeera, hing & curry leaves. Mix haldi & chilli powder & pour over curd mixture. Cook well on a low flame & remove. Garnish with coriander leaves. The same kichdi can be made with quinoa.
wow, that looks great. Hi Mrs.chithra, One thing pls clarify-this dal is not whole moong or moong dal. Will it be flat green & white ? If so, does the dal has any other separate recipes. If so, pls do post them without any HURRY. Rgds.
Hello Ami ! It is " pasiparuppu with green skin" - called kichdi dhal. It is neither whole green moong nor our usual moong dhal, yello variety. Love & regards, Chithra.
hi chithra, I tried your naan receipe and it came out very well. My family enjoyed it and i got the credit all because of you. It was absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharig the receipe. nimala85
Welcome to I L , Nirmala ! Dear Nirmala, Thanks fo the feedback ! Unless you are a good cook too, you could not have got naan " right" with just my recipe ! Keep trying & sending many more feedbacks ! Love & regards, Chithra.
Ragda Patties - a delightful chaat ! Patties: Potatoes - ½ kg Bread slices - 4 Salt Boil & mash potatoes fine. Mix powdered bread, salt & knead well. Make patties & shallow fry. Filling: Dried white peas ( white vatana) - 1 ½ cups Soda - ¼ tsp Salt Big tomatoes - 2 Oil - 2 tbsp Jeera - 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1 tsp Grind together: Ginger - 1” Green chillies - 5,6 Haldi - a pinch Onions - 2, big Garlic - 4 flakes Coriander leaves - 1 bunch Dhaniya powder - 1 tsp Amchur - 3 tsp Soak peas in water overnight. Wash well & cook with little salt till soft. Drain & reserve the water, to be added when making the gravy. Heat oil & temper jeera & garam masala powder. Add ground paste & fry well. Add boiled peas, salt & cover with little water. Add finely chopped tomato & cook till the gravy is thick. Other ingredients: Green chutney - refer bhel puri Sweet chutney - refer bhel puri Nylon sev Chopped raw onions Chopped coriander leaves To serve: Place 2 patties on a plate & pour ragda over. Top with chutneys. On top, sprinkle chopped onions, sev & coriander leaves.
Jeera Pani - a spicy thirst quencher ! Tamarind - 50 gms Jaggery or sugar - 1 ½ tbsp ( more is optional ) Salt - 3 tsp Dried & crushed mint - 1 tsp Roast & grind Jeera – 2 tsp & ¼ tsp hing Dry ginger powder - 1 tsp Chilli powder - ¼ tsp or less Black salt - ½ tsp Water - ½ litre Wash & soak tamarind in 350 ml of water for 2 hrs. Strain & bring tamarind juice to boil. Dissolve jaggery & cool.Mix in the remaining water & other ingredients. Strain & chill. This can be diluted to desired level, by adding more chillied water. Serve in tall glasses with crushed ice & garnish with1-2 fresh mint leaves.
Strawberry-Melon milk shake - tasty & rich Chopped fresh strawberries - ½ cup Chopped musk melon pieces - ½ cup Milk - 1 – 2 cups ( depending on desired thickness) Sugar - to prefernce. Liquidise everything together. Serve topped with fresh strawberries. You can use sapota ( chkkoo ) instead of melon. Do not use water melon.
Watermelon Delite - Deliciously, mildly sweet. This is an ideal summer cooler. The addition of little milk with black salt & jeera powder gives it a very interesting taste.Deskin & remove seeds completely from the fruit. Chopped water melon pieces - 3 cups Skimmed milk - 1/3 cup Black salt - ¼ tsp Jera, roasted & powdered - ¼ tsp Sugar - 1 – 2 tsp Pudina leaves - few ( optional) Reserve few pudina leaves for decoration. Blend all other ingredients in a liquidiser. Decorate with pudina leaves & serve.