Waghareli Gujarati Khichdi

Ingredients

• 1 cup Rice/chawal (short grain)
• 1 cup Yellow Lentil / Moong Daal (dhuli huee)
• 1/2 cup Green Peas / Hari Matar
• 1.5 Potatoes / Aloo (peeled and choped)
• 1 Carrot / Gajar (chopped)
• 1 cup Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch (chopped)
• 1 cup Tomato / Tamatar (chopped)
• 1 cup Cauliflower /phool gobhi (florets)
• 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak (chopped)
• 2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch (chopped)
• To taste Salt / Namak
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
• 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
• 5 cups Water / Paani
• 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya (chopped)
• 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 3 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee *
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
• 10 Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch
• 2 Bay Leaves / Tej Patta
• 1 inch Cinnamon /daalchini
• 6 Cloves / Lavang
• 2 tbsp Cashew Nuts / Kaju (or peanuts)
• 4 dried Dried Red Chilli, Whole
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash daal and rice and soak in enough water for about 20 minutes.

2. 2

   Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker and add cumin ,mustard .when they start to crackle then add cloves ,cinnamon,peppercorn,bay leaves and asafoetida and whole red chili.

3. 3

   Leach the tomatoes before using for kidney patients.(slice and soak tomato in water for few hours and then discard that liquid)

4. 4

   Now add all the choped vegetables,ginger,green chili and stir fry for few seconds

5. 5

   add all the powdered spices and cashew and saute for a minute.

6. 6

   Drain water from the soaked daal and rice and add rice and daal in the pressure cooker and stir fry for few seconds.

7. 7

   Now add 5 cups of water and close the cooker lid.

8. 8

   pressure cook for 3 whisteles on medium heat.

9. 9

   let it cool down completely and then open the cooker and add chopped fresh coriander and mix gently.

10. 10

    Serve hot with a dollop of ghee on top .

11. 11

    Serving suggestion- serve with yogurt,papad and some pickle.