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hello,
hai every one can any one tell me what is kichidi,and how to make kichidi?
thank u Mamatha replied. 1cup rice, 1/2cup moong dal,5 -6 greenchillies, 1 spoon jeera and pepper.
Method : fry moong dal with reddish right then set aside . And wash rice and fried dal with water. Add seasoning 1spoon ghee and 1 spoon groundnut oil, to this add asofoetida{ingu}ok. then put chopped greenchillies, and powdered jeera and pepper then u can also add onions and tomato for kichadi and add salt to taste kichadi isready. megha replied. oh i love goda masala. i am a maharashtrian too. but never tried goda masala in khichdi. will surely try it. swati replied. Hi,
Megha,s recipe is correct.Add Goda masala(Use in Maharshtrian dishes) after rice.
Enjoy megha replied. khichdi is made out of rice and lentils. its a wholesome food in itself served with either a curry or kadhi. easy and quick to prepare. a healthy option if you have kids. :)

basic recipe is this :
1/2 cup rice
1/2 cup lentils( either tuvar dal, split green moong dal or split yellow moong dal)
3 cups water
pinch of asafoetida(hing)
salt to taste

in a vessel take 1 cup of rice and lentil mixture, add 3 cups water to it and hing and salt. pressure cook it as you would for dal.
thats it, ready. serve hot with ghee.
a potato-onion curry tastes great with it.
rememeber it should be not be hard. it should be sticky. consistency like upma or pongal.

variations - there are many variations for this recipe, each house has a diff variation of it.
1. you can add soaked whole mong as well.
2. you can add finely chopped vegetables of your choice. this is good for kids too.
3. you can add red chillies, mustard seeds, curry leaves tadka to it and then pressure cook.

once you get the hang of it, you can try your own variation.
good luck !!