Daliya Khichadi

Dalia Khichadi is not only tasty but nutritious too. It is a satisfying food and easy to made. This is good option for a dinner.

Ingredients: 

• Broken wheat (Daliya/Fada /Lapshi Rava)- ½ cup
• Split green gram (Moong dal)- ¼ cup
• Peanuts- ¼ cup
• Carrot, peeled & diced- ¼ cup
• Potato, peeled & diced- ¼ cup (optional)
• Onion, chopped-1 med
• Green peas- ¼ cup
• Tomato, chopped- 1 med
• Ginger, grated- 1 tsp 
• Green chili, chopped: 2
• Red chili powder- ½ tsp or to taste
• Goda masala- 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
• Asafoetida (Hing)- ¼ tsp
• Cumin seeds (jeera)- 1 tsp
• Cinnamon stick (dal chini)- ½ inch piece 
• Black pepper corns- 2
• Oil- 1 tbsp
• Water- 2 cups
• Fresh coriander, chopped- 2 tbsp
• Salt- to taste
• Clarified butter/pure ghee- 2 tsp

Method:

• Soak peanuts in the water for minimum 30 min.
• Wash together daliya and moong daal in water for 2 times and drain.
• Soak them for 10-15 minutes in the water.
• Chop all veggies.
• Heat oil and add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, and pepper corns in the pressure pan/cooker.
• Once the spices gets tempered add chopped green chili and ginger.
• Add chopped onions and cook until they become translucent.
• Add all vegetables.
• Add turmeric powder, hing, red chili powder, goda masala and mix well.
• Add daliya and moong dal with water.
• Close the lid of pressure cooker and cook till 3 whistles come out. 
• Once cooked, turn off the gas and let the pressure cooker rest for another 5 minutes. Daliya Khichdi is ready to serve.
• Add ghee and chopped coriander, mix well.
• Serve hot with roasted papad and lemon wedge.