Khichdi

Odia Food

Today am discus about odia food khichdi. Khichid is a Anglo-Indian dish .This food is prepare by  rice, some vegetables and dal. It is a most papular dish in india . This food is prepared in festivals and all special occasions. Khichri was very popular in the Mughals, specially Jahangir. Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century document, written by Mughal Emperor, Akbar’s vizier, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, mentions the recipe for khichdi ..

Khichdi

   Ingredients:

• Rice - ( Basmati rice ) - 250 gm
• Muga dali - ( mung dal ) - 250 gm
• Alu - ( Potato ) - 1 big size
• Phula Kobi - ( cauliflower )- 50 gm
• Beans - 50 gm
• Bilati - ( Tomato ) - 1 small size
• Sorisa Tela - ( mustard oil ) - 2 tbs
• Jeera - ( cumin ) -  1 tsp
• Teja Patra - ( bay leaf ) - 1-2
• Sukhila Lanka -  ( dry chili ) - 2,3
• Jera bata - ( ginger paste ) - 
• Haladi Gunda - ( turmeric powder ) - 1 tsp
• Jera Gunda ( cumin powder ) - 1 tsp
• Dhaniya Gunda - ( coriander powder ) - 1 tsp
• Luna - ( Salt ) -to test
• Chini -  (Sugar ) - to test
• Ada Bata - ( Ginger Pest ) - 1/2 tsp
• Badama - ( Almond seed ) - 50 gm
• Kaju - ( cashew nut ) - 50 gm
• Gajar - ( Carrot ) - 2 medium size
• Matar - ( Green Pea ) - 1 cup

   Method of preparation: 

• Wash rice & dal in two different pan.
• Boil the rice .
• Wash and Cut all vegetable into small pieces .
• Boiled all the vegetable  .
• When rice becomes half cooked then add the dal.
• Now rice & dal are prepared, and keep aside.
• Heat the oil in a pan & add cumin seeds, red dry chili, bay leaf and almond seed.
• Then add ginger paste and green pea.
• Add the boiled vegetables and cashew nut  & saute with this spices.
• Mix this mixture with rice-dal , also add turmeric, cumin, coriander powder.
• Add salt & sugar according to taste.
• Khichdi is prepared. Serve it .