One-Pot Khichdi - Indian Savory Porridge
Kichadi, khichdi, or kitchari is one-pot comfort food with a perfect cereal pulse combination served hot with a dollop of ghee. This staple can be consumed by everyone right from babies to the elderly, if it suits them. You can add various spices and vegetables of your choice for an additional health boost.
Here's a millet-based Mushroom khichdi loaded with the goodness of protein, fiber, and aromatic hand-pounded spices. It will remind you of home and nourish your soul.
Ingredients
- 1 cup button mushrooms
- ½ cup millet, presoaked bajra/barnyard millet
- 2 tsp cold pressed coconut oil or groundnut oil
- 4 tsp garlic and green chili paste
- ¼ cup beans french beans
- ¼ cup yellow lentil/moong dal, presoaked for 8 hours
- 1 cup chopped spinach
- ½ tsp jeera
- Pinch of asafoetida/hing
- Few curry leaves
- ½ cup tomato
- ¼ tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp garam masala powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
Instructions
- Wash and soak the millets for 8 hours.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds, hing, and curry leaves and let them sizzle.
- Then add garlic and green chili paste. Mix and let it cook for a minute.
- Add tomato, chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, and turmeric powder next. Stir and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add soaked millet, spinach and mushroom, beans, and moong dal.
- Add water and salt. Mix well.
- Close the lid and cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
- After the millet is cooked and all the pressure has gone, open the lid and give it one more stir.
- Add a dollop of ghee.
- Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve hot with a side of salad.
Power tips and variations:
- By soaking the millet for 8 hours, you make them more digestible and increase its absorption.
- You can also alternate mushrooms with chicken thighs in their recipe.
Notes
- Millets are rich in antioxidants like quercetin and catechins that neutralize free radicals and control inflammation which is the root cause of most diseases known today.
- Mushrooms are rich in selenium, choline, vitamins C, D, and fiber.
- You can alternate button mushrooms with oyster mushrooms too.
- Millets are a good source of B-complex vitamins and minerals. They are also low on the glycemic index which makes them excellent for diabetics. This recipe is gluten-free making it easy on those with gut issues.
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Nutrition
Calories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 46.3gProtein: 7.8gFat: 8.9g
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