Jalaram khichdi is a healthy and easy one-pot recipe made with rice, a combination of 2 types of moong dal, tuvar dal, vegetables, and regular spices. it is a popular khichdi from the city bardoli, Gujarati. There are two types of Bardoli Khichdi first With Onion and Garlic and second Without Onion and Garlic. I am sharing without onion and garlic khichdi recipe which tastes exactly the same as we have in Jalaram Khichdi in Bardoli. In this recipe, I share a special sweet and sour Gujarati kadhi recipe, which serve with kadhi and gives a nice flavor to khichdi. Enjoy khichdi and kadhi with papad and some pickle.
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Ingredients
For jalaram khichdi
- ยพ cup small grain rice
- ยผ cup green moong dal
- ยผ cup yellow moong dal
- ยผ cup tuvar dal
- ยฝ cup chopped brinjals
- ยฝ cup chopped bottle gourd - lauki
- ยฝ cup chopped carrot
- ยฝ cup green peas
- 1 cup chopped potatoes
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tbsp oil
- ยฝ tsp mustard seeds
- ยฝ tsp cumin seeds
- 2 cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 4-5 black peppercorn
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 dry red chilli
- 1 inch ginger paste
- 2 chopped green chilli
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- 2 tbsp fresh coconut
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder
- ยฝ tsp garam masala
- 6 cup water
- Serve with ghee - coriander leaves and fresh coconut
Gujarati kadhi
- 1 cup curd
- 2 cup water
- 4 tbsp gram flour - besan
- ยฝ tsp ginger paste
- 2 green chilli paste
- 1 tbsp jaggery
- 1 tbsp ghee
- ยฝ tsp mustard seeds
- ยฝ tsp cumin seeds
- Pinch of hing
- Some curry leaves
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 2 dry red chilli
- ยผ tsp methi dana
- Some coriander leaves
Instructions
Making jalaram khichdi
- Wash dal and rice under running cold water till the water runs clear.
- Add slightly hot water and soak dal and rice for 30 minutes.
- Now in a pressure cooker add khichdi mixture, water, chopped brinjals, chopped lauki, chopped carrot, green peas, chopped potatoes, turmeric powder and salt.
- Cover the pressure cooker lid, and Cook for 3-4 whistles on medium-low heat.
- When the pressure cooker releases its pressure naturally, then open the lid and add boiled vegetables to the khichdi. Mix well.
- For tadka - heat ghee and oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, cloves, bay leaf, black peppercorn, cinnamon sticks and dry red chilli. Sautรฉ for a minute.
- Then add ginger paste and chopped green chilli. Sautรฉ for a minute.
- Now add peanuts and fresh coconut. Sautรฉ till it is slightly golden brown in color.
- Add chopped tomatoes, green peas and salt. Sautรฉ till it becomes slightly soft.
- Now lower the flame and add coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder and garam masala. mix well.
- then add water and boil for a minute.
- Add khichdi into hot tadka in khichdi and mix well.
- Cover and cook khichdi for 5 minutes so tadka flavored adds to the khichdi.
- Switch off the flame and add melted ghee, fresh coconut and coriander leaves. mix well.
- Serve jalaram khichdi with kadhi and papad.
For Gujarati kadhi
- In a mixing bowl, add curd, ginger-green chilli paste, salt, besan and water. mix well.
- Now in a pan, add ghee, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, a pinch of hing and some curry leaves. sautรฉ for a minute.
- Then add cinnamon stick, cloves, dry red chilli and fenugreek seeds. Sautรฉ for a minute.
- Add the kadhi mixture and mix well.
- Stir continuously and bring the mixture to boil.
- Cover and cook kadhi mixture for 5 minutes on lower flame.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
Notes
For khichdi
- proportion of rice and dal should be equal.
- wash dal and rice till the water is clear.
- pressure cook khichdi on a medium flame for 3-4 whistles.
- there are no lumps in the kadhi mixture.
- stir continuously after adding the kadhi mixture to the pan.
- cover and cook kadhi for 5 minutes, so besan will cook properly.
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