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VAALACHI KHICHADI

Shilpa Anand

Ingredients

  • 1cup rice, soaked for half-hour 

  • 1cup Vaal, soaked, sprouted and de-skinned

1onion, chopped

  • Mustard seeds

  • Cumin seeds

  • Hing

  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder

  • 2-3 tsp Chilli powder 

  • 1-2 tsp Shilpa’s Masala Mill Garam masala

  • ½ tsp Shilpa’s Masala Mill Special Goda masala 

  • ½ tsp Kanda lasun masala 

  • 1cup Coconut milk 

  • Jaggery to taste 

  • Salt to taste 

  • Vatan masala ( grind little coriander leaves, ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander, coconut and onion to coarse paste ) 

  • Hot water 

(Note: You may substitute chilli powder + garam masala with Shilpa’s Masala Mill Everyday Masala)

  • INSTRUCTIONS 

  • heat oil and add mustard seeds and onion 

  • Add little water and cook onions for 2-3 mins 

  • Add Vaal and a little turmeric and chilli powder 

  • Add little Vatan masala and fry for few mins

You don’t have to cook it as we will cook it with rice later 

  • Switch off the flame and keep aside 

  • Heat another pot with oil 

  • Add jeera and hing 

  • Add the remaining onion and cook it with little water

Add rice , salt , garam masala and remaining vatan masala

Add Goda masala, Kanda lasun masala and jaggery and fry for few mins 

  • Add the Vaal mix and fry for 2-3 mins

Add coconut milk and hot water

Bring to a boil and then cover and steam cook for 10-15 mins

That’s it, you’re delicious Vaalachi Khichadi is ready 

  • Serve steaming hot with koshimbir, Kadhi , cucumber , pickle and papad

Enjoy!

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