Friday 15 May 2009

Dalia (Broken Wheat) Moong Khichdi


If you don’t want to eat rice and you
love khichdi, this Dalia moong khichdi is the best solution. It is easy
to prepare. This khichdi is very nutritious as it is full of fiber and
wellness of broken wheat as well as moong dal. It is a light meal so
you can even have it as breakfast.
INGREDIENTS:
  1. Dalia ( Broken Wheat ) - ½ cup
  2. Washed split moong dal ( yellow mung beans) - ½ cup
  3. Green Peas – 2 tbsp
  4. Chopped French Bean – 1 tbsp
  5. Chopped Capsicum – 1 tbsp
  6. Chopped Carrot – 1 tbsp
  7. Onion – 2 tbsp
  8. Chopped Green chili – ½ tsp
  9. Water – 2 cups
  10. Oil or Pure Ghee– 1 tbsp
  11. Red Whole Chili – 1
  12. Heeng powder (asafoetida) – ½ pinch
  13. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  14. Salt to taste
METHOD:
1. Wash
mung dal and dalia 2 times and leave in a colander for 5 min. Heat ½
tsp of ghee in a pan and add dalia and moong dal mixture. Fry it till
it turns light brown. Remove the mixture from heat and set aside.
2. Again heat the pan with
remaining ghee or oil. Add cumin seeds and Red whole chili. When they
crackle, add the chopped onions, heeng powder and fry till light golden
brown. Add the rest of vegetables chopped beans, capsicum, carrot,
green chili and green peas. Mix well and keep stirring for 3-4 min on
medium heat. Add dalia and moong dal mixture to it. Mix it well.
3. Add 2 cups of water and salt
according to taste. Mix it and put a lid. Let it cook for about 8-10
min at low heat. Garnish with anything which you like in salad. Khichdi
is ready.
A recipe from rashmi.blogspot.com

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