Khichdi (Indian Risotto)
March 2nd 2007 06:46
Khichdi is a favourite dish that hails from Gujarat in Northern India. I remember many rainy nights in Singapore when my mother made this hearty dish for the family. This dish brings back fond memories!
Makes for 2 persons
Ingredients:
1 cup rice
½ cup mung dal (available from Asian/Indian grocers)
1 small potato, diced
1 small carrot, diced
150gm French beans, sliced ½ inch thick pieces
Seasoning (all available from Asian/Indian grocer):
2 teaspoons ghee (clarified butter)
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon curry leaves
¼ inch piece of ginger, grated
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon coriander powder
½ teaspoon chilli powder, to taste
Salt to taste
1. Wash rice and dal well in rice cooker pot.
2. Add potato, carrot and French beans.
3. Add 4½ cups water.
4. Add turmeric, coriander and chilli powder and salt.
5. Mix well and cook.
6. Once cooked, heat up ghee in a small pan.
7. Add cumin and mustard seeds, curry leaves and ginger. (Make sure oil is hot enough that you see the seeds popping to release the flavour of the spices).
8. Cook only for 2-3 seconds and turn off the flame.
10. Serve with yogurt and pappadums, which are thin, lentil crackers easily available in your supermarket.
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It's a very simple, traditional homemade meal and you wouldn't even find it in Indian restaurants, but I feel it should be included on every Indian menu!
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India is such a vast country with so many sub-cultures that it would be impossible to sample food from all the different regions (unless you are in India!).
The Indian food that is most commonly available in most restaurants outside of India is from Punjab, Northern India. It is also known as the food of the Moghuls due to the richness of the food that only the kings could afford in the olden times. As you travel from the North to the South, you notice a vast difference in the taste and ingredients used. For example, curries in the North are eaten with bread while in the South the staple is rice. Southern Indian food is also spicier and uses a lot more coconut milk and chillies.
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Sheetal