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Tarla Dalal
16 December, 2024
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yellow moong dal and rice cooked together with peppercorns and flavoured with ghee, moong dal khichdi is a light and healthy meal despite the rich texture that the ghee and dal impart to it.
moong dal khichdi is very popular as a comfort food. It is sure to soothe you and make you feel better when you are off colour, especially if you are down with a fever or stomach ache!
Some important points i would like to share with you on moong dal khichdi recipe.1. Take a pressure cooker and add the dal to it. We have used moong dal, but many people use a combination of toor dal, green moong dal or masoor dal. 2.To increase the nutritive value, you can add a myriad of vegetables like peas, carrots, beans, onions to the khichdi. 3. It’s best to make the khichdi slightly mushy by adding little extra water while pressure cooking. 4. When pressure cooking the yellow moong dal khichdi don’t cook on high flame as the khichdi will get stuck at the bottom of the pressure cooker and give a burnt taste. So cook on a medium flame. 5. You can replace rice with broken wheat (lapsi or dalia) in this recipe to make it healthier.
In many Gujarati houses, Friday is Gujarati moong dal khichdi day.
Enjoy moong dal khichdi | Gujarati moong dal khichdi | how to make yellow moong dal khichdi with detailed step by step photos and video.
Moong Dal Khichdi, Gujarati Recipe recipe - How to make Moong Dal Khichdi, Gujarati Recipe
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Preparation Time
5 Mins
Cooking Time
20 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For Moong Dal Khichdi
1 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1 cup rice (chawal)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
10 black peppercorns (kalimirch)
salt to taste
2 1/2 tbsp ghee
For Serving With Moong Dal Khichdi
Method
For moong dal khichdi
- Wash and soak the dal and rice together in enough water for at least 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Combine the dal and rice with the turmeric powder, peppercorns, salt and 4½ cups of water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 4 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- Just before serving, add the ghee to the moong dal khichdi and mix well.
- Serve the moong dal khichdi hot with kadhi and papad.
Variation: green moong dal khichdi
- Use green moong dal (split green gram) instead of the yellow moong dal, and use 2 cloves (laung / lavang) and a small piece of cinnamon (dalchini) instead of the peppercorns.
moong dal khichdi | Gujarati moong dal khichdi | how to make yellow moong dal khichdi Video by Tarla Dalal
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- If you like moong dal khichdi | Gujarati moong dal khichdi | how to make yellow moong dal khichdi | then you can mix moong dal with colorful vegetables and grains to make various khichdi recipes like :
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what is moong dal khichdi made off ? Gujarati moong dal khichdi is made from cheap and easily available ingredients in India such as 1 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram), 1 cup rice (chawal), 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi), 10 black peppercorns (kalimirch), salt to taste and 2 1/2 tbsp ghee. See below image of list of ingredients for moong dal khichdi.
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In a bowl put 1 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram). For making the yellow moong dal khichdi, we have used yellow moong dal & white rice in this recipe, but you can use green moong dal (split green gram) or brown rice instead.
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Add 1 cup rice (chawal).
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Wash the rice and dal together.
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Cover and soak the dal and rice together in enough water for at least 30 minutes.
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This is what the soaked dal and rice look like after 30 minutes.
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Strain the soaked rice and dal.
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In a pressure cooker, transfer the dal and rice. Alternatively, you can also make khichdi in a pot.
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Add the turmeric powder. Turmeric has numerous health benefits. Even the minutest addition helps stimulate the flow of bile, which helps digest food thus helping to overcome indigestion.
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Add the peppercorns. You can even substitute them with 2 cloves (laung / lavang) and a small piece of cinnamon (dalchini) to make the yellow moong dal khichdi more flavorfula dn aromatic.
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Finally, add salt to taste. We added 1 tsp salt.
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Add 4 1/2 cups of water. The consistency of the khichdi can be adjust. You can increase the quantity of water to get a more liquidy/soupy consistency or you can use only 2-2 ½ cups of water if you want a more pulao like consistency for your moong dal khichdi.
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Mix well.
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Pressure cook for 4 whistles.
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Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
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Just before serving, add the ghee and mix well. Ghee enhances the flavor of moong dal khichdi | Gujarati moong dal khichdi | how to make yellow moong dal khichdi
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Serve the Moong dal khichdi hot with kadhi and fried khichiya papad. I love eating my hot bowl of moong dal khichdi with raw white onions, fresh mango pickle and curd. Also, Gujaratis enjoy their khichdi along with a tall glass of chaas or masala chaas. The khichdi tastes best when it's warm. It will become thick and lumpy once it’s cold.
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In a bowl put 1 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram). For making the yellow moong dal khichdi, we have used yellow moong dal & white rice in this recipe, but you can use green moong dal (split green gram) or brown rice instead.
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Khichdi is made with minimum spices most of the times. Moong dal is nourishing as it is rich in protein, light and easily digestible. So, khichdi is generally given to babies as their first food and even to people who are sick, recovering from illness.
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- Traditionally, in Gujarati households khichdi is made in a brass pan (pital tope/topia) directly over a stove top.
- Different regions have different ways to make the khichdi recipe. But, it is basically a combination of rice and lentil perked up with spices and vegetables. Our website has a huge collection of khichdi recipes which includes Gujarati khichdi recipes, Bengali khichdi recipes and even Rajasthani khichdi recipes.
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To increase the nutritive value, you can add a myriad of vegetables like peas, carrots, beans, onions to the khichdi. One of my favorite is the Toovar Dal and mixed vegetable khichdi.
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- Apart from rice, you can even make khichdi with whole grains like jowar, bajra, dalia or millets.
- My mother lightly roasts the dal and mixes it with rice & stores in an air-tight container. It comes handy whenever you want to make the moong dal khichdi recipe. Lightly roasting the moong dal make the khichdi more aromatic.
- If not eating khichdi immediately, simply re-heat by adding more water and little salt and bring it to a desired consistency.
- Apart from papad, pickle, curd and kadhi, you can even serve hot khichdi with milk, dapka kadhi, rasawala bateta nu shaak or saragva nu lot vadu shaak.
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Serve Gujarati moong dal khichdi with curds.
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Traditionally yellow moong dal khichdi is always served with chaas.
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Achar is a good side dish with yellow moong dal khichdi.
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Khichdi is made with minimum spices most of the times. Moong dal is nourishing as it is rich in protein, light and easily digestible. So, khichdi is generally given to babies as their first food and even to people who are sick, recovering from illness.
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- What is Khichdi? Khichdis normally feature rice or other grains in a mushy or mashed form, along with dals, spices and/ or veggies. There are Khichdi recipes aplenty. They can be a soothing comfort food, or a spicy delicacy, depending on how you choose to make it. However, in most cases, Khichdis are very convenient to make as all the ingredients can be quickly pressure-cooked together. We have a large collection of healthy khichdi's which are not made with rice. A good start is to try this jowar moong dal khichdi recipe.
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What to have with Moong Dal Khichdi? Since Moong Dal Khichdi is a one dish meal, we suggest you pair it with a cucumber mint raita. See detailed step by step recipe of cucumber mint raita. Makes 4 servings.
For Cucumber Mint Raita
1 cup chopped cucumber
2 cups whisked low fat curds , made from 99.7% fat-free
1/4 cup chopped mint leaves (phudina)
1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder
salt to taste
For cucumber and pudina raita
- To make cucumber and pudina raita, combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and mix well.
- Refrigerate the cucumber and pudina raita for atleast 1 hour and serve chilled.
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What to have with Moong Dal Khichdi? Since Moong Dal Khichdi is a one dish meal, we suggest you pair it with a cucumber mint raita. See detailed step by step recipe of cucumber mint raita. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 342 cal |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Carbohydrates | 54 g |
| Fiber | 4.8 g |
| Fat | 8.7 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 10.3 mg |
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Loves Food
March 13, 2025, midnight
Loved this moong dal khichdi recipe in hindi with step by step photos. Easy to follow.
Shatadru Sengupta
March 13, 2025, midnight
Absolutely rubbish about rice. It may be high in glycemic index making it difficult for diabetics but it is a great source of nutrition when had moderately and in a calorie counted way. In fact, amongst the sundry items, out of roti rice oats and stuff, it is easiest to digest and a better choice... If the reader has any doubts, you may consult the accounts of several renowned celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, who maintain their lean stature by sticking to rice and steering clear of wheat based products. It''s on the Internet, their interviews appeared some time back on YouTube. One may search for it and find it. In fact, weight loss is totally dependent on calories being restricted, not at all about the type of food. But yes, if one must live healthy even in weight loss, then junk foods and other such common bad foods are a no no. But keeping nutritious and low fat and moderate calorie food like rice away is a big, I mean bigggg mistake.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Since rice is high in glycemic index, given a choice other fiber, protein and antioxidant rich ingredients are a much healthier choice than rice solely. Rice thus in combination with dals, sprouts and other protein rich foods is more healthier and allowed in small portions for diabetics as mentioned in the write up for yellow moong dal above. However as you have correctly mentioned it can be included in a diet plan for weight loss in small amounts occasionally if well-planned by a dietitian with correct amounts of carbs, protein, fat and calories. Only including rice, but not adequate protein and fiber rich foods in diet is not promoted.
Sangeeta
March 13, 2025, midnight
This was the most delicious soul food I''ve ever tasted. Very simple to make & extremely satisfying. Thank you!
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Sangeeta, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed it. Happy cooking !!?
Payal Parikh 86
March 13, 2025, midnight
This khichdi is very easy to make and very light. I eat this with curds and it taste yummm....
Divya Sharma
March 13, 2025, midnight
Delicious and so perfect in quantity measures.Loved making it.So healthy.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Divya, we are delighted you loved the Moong Dal Khichdi recipe and it came out perfectly. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
Rajan naydu
March 13, 2025, midnight
Jab mein bimaar tha, mummy ko yeh kichdi banane ko kaha. Khane si maan haat gaya tho. Lekin yeh kichdi khakaar fresh ho gaya.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Rajan, Thank you.. Great to know you have liked the recipe.. Do keep trying more recipes and give us your feedback..?
Hetal
March 13, 2025, midnight
All gujarati item authentic and being gujarati brahmin love all dishes and same prepare good as all love it. Thanks Hetal pandya
tanuja
March 13, 2025, midnight
khichdi turned Awesome but i added asafoetida along with peppercorns which is not mentioned in recepie any reason not adding hing?
tanuja
March 13, 2025, midnight
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