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Tikho Khichdo Recipe

Servings 3
Calories 774kcal
Author Siddhi Panchal

Ingredients

  • 3/4 Cup Wheat Chadela gehu - Peeled
  • 1/2 Cup Split pigeon peas
  • 1/4 Cup Split chickpeas
  • 1/2 cup Oil Cooking
  • 150 gm green garlic Finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup Peas
  • 1/4 Cup Cashew
  • 1/4 Cup Raisins
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 6-7 green chili
  • 6-7 garlic cloves big - Crushed or finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp coriander Finely chopped
  • 1/2 Tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 Tbsp Red chili powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Carom seeds
  • 4 Clove ,
  • 8 black pepper
  • 1 Cinnamon
  • 1/2 Tsp Asafoetida
  • 2 Dry red chili
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Strain the peeled wheat soaked in water. Ensure it's clean and isn't sticky.
  • Heat 7 cups of water in a pressure cooker.
  • Meanwhile, in another cooker heat water and add strained dal into it. Add salt to taste and one cup of green peas. Once the water starts to boil, cover it with a lid. Cook until 2 whistles.
  • The water has started to bubble up in the first pressure cooker, it is time to wheat. Let it boil on full flame. After a minute or two when you see white foam forming, lower the flame and put a lid on it. Cook on the full flame until it gives off two whistles. Now on low flame slow cook it for 25-30minutes. Switch off the flame and let the cooker cool down.
  • Now strain the wheat and cool it off by straining with cold water.
  • In the cooker with lentil and peas, open the lid, switch on the gas and empty the strainer with boiled wheat into the cooker. mix well. let it cook on low-medium flame.
  • In the next process, heat a tadka pan, pour oil in it.
  • Start with roasting some cashews and take it out on the plate.
  • Now add dry red chili, mustard seeds, and when they begin to splutter add asafetida.
  • Next, add carom seeds coarsely ground green chilies, garlic, and ginger. fry for a minute and a half.
  • Add finely chopped green garlic and 1/4th tsp salt. Stir.
  • After cooking for 2 minutes, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, clove+black pepper+cinnamon powder. Switch off the flame.
  • In the cooker with wheat and lentil mixture add raisins and roasted cashews and finally the tempering that we prepared in a tadka pan.
  • Give it a nice stir and mix all ingredients well.
  • Cook on low flame to avoid sticking the content in the base of the cooker.
  • Add chopped coriander and mix it again.
  • Add salt to taste.
  • Now to avoid the khichda sticking to the base, place the cooker on the griddle (on the flame) and then let it come to boil for 10-12 minutes.
  • Stir occasionally
  • It is ready to be served.

Nutrition

Calories: 774kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 375mg | Potassium: 561mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1042IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 5mg