Pearl Millet Bajra Khichdi Recipe
Bajra or Pearl millet is mainly used in winter season as it bajra gives warmth to the body
Ingredients
Ingredients for bajra khichadi
- Bajra - 1/2 cup
- Moong dal split mung bean - 1/2 cup
- Rice optional- 1/4 cup
- Jeera Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Jeera Cumin seed powder - 1/2 tsp
- Dhania Coriander seed powder - 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves - 10-15
- Freshly grated coconut or kopra - 2 tbsp
- Fresh Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
- Ginger paste or finely chopped - 1/2 tsp
- Salt 1 1/2 - tsp or according to taste.
- Jaggery or sugar - 1 tsp or according to taste
- Pepper corns - 5-6
- Vegetable Oil + ghee - 1 tbsp each
- Chili green or red - optional - 2 or according to taste
- Water - 2 1/2 to 3 cups according to the consistency you want.
Instructions
Preparation before cooking bajra khichari
- Grind bajra in your mixer. We want only to break up the grain, not turn it into flour. It is ok if a few bajra grains remain whole. Keep aside.
- Wash moong dal and rice. Keep aside.
How to make bajra khichadi on the stove top
- Heat a thick bottom deep pan.
- Add oil and ghee and heat it. Add jeera.
- When jeera splutter, add black pepper corns, cinnamon stick and fry for a few seconds.
- Add chopped chili, curry leaves.
- Add water and ground bajra, rice, moong dal and all other ingredients.
- Stir and bring to boil on high flame.
- Reduce flame and cover partially with a plate to let the steam escape. Continue cooking. (if you cover completely, the contents may overflow.)
- Check in between and add more water if needed.
- Cook until bajra is done to your desired consistency and all the water is absorbed. This may take about 10-15 minutes.
- Switch of the flame and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve hot.
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Notes
- Tips :
You may also use a pressure cooker. Khichadi will be done faster. After adding all the ingredients, cover with pressure cooker lid, put the weight and let cook for 2-3 whistles. - This khichadi needs a little more water to cook than the usual moong dal khichdi with rice.
- You can make it dryish (grains separate) or soft as you wish. I like it to be a little soft.
- In this bajra and moong dal khichdi, you may omit rice if you wish.
- You may add your favorite vegetables such as beans, carrots, potatoes, green peas, cabbage, cauliflower etc.
- You may also make it plain, mildly spicy or very spicy according to your taste.