Dalia Khichdi

Ingredients (For 2 people):
Dalia (Cracked Wheat) - 2/3 cups
Moong dal - 1/3 cup
Onion - 1 medium
Carrot - 1 medium
Potato - 1 medium
Peas - 1/4 cup, frozen, thawed under running hot water or in microwave
Green Chilies - 4
Ginger - 1"piece
Curry leaves - 10
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Salt & Pepper - to taste

Method:

0 - 5 minutes: Prepping the veggies and heating the pans.

• Heat a pressure cooker on medium-low flame and a non-stick pan on medium-high flame.
• Chop the veggies into chunks (don't have to be finely chopped, but make sure that all the veggies are almost the same size).

5 - 20 minutes: 

• Add
  dalia to the non-stick pan and roast till light brown. Remove and keep
  aside. Next roast the moong dal until fragrant and slightly brown. This
  will take about 5-6 minutes. I rinsed and drained roasted dalia and
  moong dal at this stage, but it is optional.
• Mean
  while add 1tbsp oil in the pressure cooker, add cumin seeds and hing.
  After the seeds crackle, add ginger, green chilies and curry leaves.
  Fry for 30 seconds, add the onions, potatoes and carrots. Saute for 3
  minutes.
• Add the roasted dalia and dal along with 2 cups of water, peas, salt and pepper. Pressure cook on high till 2 whistles.
• Let the cooker cool and enjoy khichdi with any chutney, pickle or left over curry.