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Val Dal Khichdi ( Know Your Dals and Pulses )

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
25 Mins
Total Time
40 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
1 cup vaal dal (split field beans/ split butter beans)
1 cup rice (chawal)
1/2 cup ghee
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3 to 4 clove (laung / lavang)
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
1 cup cauliflower florets
3/4 cup brinjal (baingan / eggplant) cubes
3/4 cup potato cubes
3/4 cup french beans , cut into 1? pieces
1/2 cup onion cubes
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
Method
- Soak the vaal dal and rice in enough water for 10 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker and add the cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon and bayleaves.
- When the cumin seeds crackele, add all the vegetables, turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala and salt and mix well.
- Add the rice and vaal dal and sauté on a medium flame till the ghee coats the grains evenly.
- Add 4 cups of hot water, stir well and pressure cook for at least 3 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Serve hot with raita / kadhi / papad.
Val Dal Khichdi ( Know Your Dals and Pulses ) recipe with step by step photos

Anita
March 13, 2025, midnight

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
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rjpatel
March 13, 2025, midnight
This is delicious, easy and quick. Ghee gave heavenly taste to the khichadi. My family loved it so much and asked me for more. I come to know one more use of Val Dal. Thanks a ton for such recipe.