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Green Moong Khichdi Recipe
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Green Moong Khichdi Recipe

Green Moong dal khichdi is a simple one pot dish of whole green gram dal and rice. Khichdi is wholesome and nutritious. This dish can be served with Papad / Raitha. We can skip the onions, and make this dish during festival days.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Healthy Recipes
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 235kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • ¾ Cup Raw Rice 1 Cup - 250ml
  • ½ Cup Split Green Moong
  • 1 Onion Finely Chopped
  • 1 Tomato Finely Chopped
  • ¼ Cup Carrot Chopped
  • ¼ Cup Green Beans Chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Sambar Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt Adjust As Needed
  • 1 teaspoon Ghee For Garnishing

For Tempering

  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 2 Green Chili Slit
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger Chopped
  • Few Curry Leaves

Instructions

Soaking Dal and Rice

  • Wash and soak the rice +green moong for 10 mins

Tempering Process

  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Add cumin seeds and let it sputter
  • Add green chili, ginger and curry leaves and saute for few seconds

Cooking Khichdi

  • Add chopped onions and saute the onions till translucent. Then add chopped tomato and stir-fry for few seconds
  • To the cooker, now add carrots, beans, peas and potatoes and stir-fry in high flame for a minute. Add turmeric powder, salt and sambar powder and mix well
  • Strain water from soaked rice+moong and add the rice+moong to the cooker. Add 4.5 Cups of water and give a good mix
  • Cover the pressure cooker with a lid and allow 3 whistles
  • Once the pressure is fully released, open the cooker and gently mix the Khichdi. Finally add a teaspoon of ghee and give a mix. 

Serving Time

  • The delicious one-pot healthy Green Moong Khichdi Ready! Serve with lemon pickle and papad and enjoy this Khichdi

Video

Notes

  1. We can also replace rice with millets or quinoa 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 2g