Friday, February 20, 2009

Kichdi

If your baby is ready to eat soft solid food, then she will definitely enjoy this one.

Ingredients
rice - 1 cup
Moong Dal - 1cup
Water - 6 cups
ghee - 1 spoon
Ginger paste - 1 pinch or very little
finelty chopped onion - 1/2 cup
turmeric powder - a pinch
salt to taste

Take a pressure pan. Add ghee to that and keep it on the gas stove. Once ghee is hot add mustard seeds, cumin seeds followed by turmeric powder, and curry leaves and ginger. Then add the onions and fry a little. then add rice, dal and water. Add salt to taste. If you have grated coconut or coconut milk you can add it. Close the lid. On a low flame make one whistle.
Once air escapes your kichdi is ready to eat.

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