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    Home » easy » Gujarati Khichdi with Veggies Recipe

    Gujarati Khichdi with Veggies Recipe

    Published: Feb 3, 2015 · Modified: Jun 18, 2020 by Pavani · Leave a Comment

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    Gujarati Khichdi is a hearty and comforting one pot dish made with rice and lentils. It is great to serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

    White bowl with Gujarati Khichdi topped with fried onions

    My theme for the first week of this month's marathon is 'Brunch Recipes'. Brunch should be hearty and filling, but not too filling that it is going to make you take an early afternoon nap. Also since we are skipping breakfast to eat brunch, it should be nutritious enough to keep you going and charged for at least 3~4 hours.

    With all those in mind, here's a one pot dish that is sure to keep you full and energized until the next meal. Being a south Indian, I grew up eating rice for just about all the meals.

    Breakfast could be anything like lemon rice, tamarind rice, curd rice or pongal and that used to keep us full till lunch. But nowadays eating rice for breakfast or even brunch has become quite a rarity in my household.

    Bowl with Rice and lentils topped with fried onions

    As I was thinking of Indian dishes to make for brunch, khichdi came to my mind right away. It has dal (lentils) for protein and rice for carbs, which in my mind is perfect dish for any time of day. 

    This khichdi uses toor dal instead of moong dal (which is widely used in the south Indian version of this dish) and has veggies, potato and eggplant, too. I skipped eggplant because I didn't have any (strange, I know) and cooked this in the pressure cooker instead of in an open pot.

    My favorite part of this dish has to be the fried onions added on top of the khichdi, it adds a lot of flavor to the dish, so don't skip that step.

    Gujarati Khichdi

    Gujarati Khichdi is a hearty and comforting one pot dish made with rice and lentils. It is great to serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 20 mins
    Cook Time: 40 mins
    Total Time: 1 hr
    Course: Breakfast, Main Course
    Cuisine: gujarati, north indian
    Servings: 4 Servings

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Rice
    • ½ cup Toor dal
    • 2 tbsp Ghee
    • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
    • 1" Cinnamon stick
    • 3 Cloves
    • 4~5 Black Peppercorns
    • 1" Ginger, finely grated
    • 2 Garlic cloves, finely minced
    • 1 Large Onion, thinly sliced
    • ½ tsp Turmeric
    • 2 Green Chilies, slit
    • 2 Medium Potatoes, peeled and chopped
    • 4 Medium Baby Eggplants, chopped into big pieces
    • To taste Salt

    For the Seasoning:

    • 2 tbsp Ghee
    • ½ tsp Cumin seeds
    • 1 Large Onion, thinly sliced
    • 2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped

    Instructions

    • Soak rice and dal separately for at least ½hour. Drain and set aside until ready to use.
    • Heat 2tbsp ghee in a heavy bottomed pan or a pressure cooker; add the cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves and peppercorns; saute till fragrant, about 30~60 seconds.
    • Add the onions and cook for 2~3 minutes. Add the ginger paste, garlic paste and green chilies; cook for another 1~2 minutes.; Add the potatoes and salt.
    • Add the rice, dal, turmeric and 3~3½cups of water and bring to a boil.
    • Cover and cook over medium heat till half done.
    • Stir in the eggplant and continue to cook over low heat till done. I cooked in my pressure cooker and I skipped the addition of eggplant and let the rice & dal cook for 2~3 whistles.

    For the Seasoning:

    • Heat 1tbsp ghee in a saute pan, add the cumin seeds and once they start to splutter, add onions and garlic. Cook till the onions turn golden, about 6~8 minutes.
    • Pour the fried onions over the cooked khichdi and cover immediately. Cook on dum for 5~7 minutes. Serve hot with a pickle and/ or yogurt.
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    1. Priya Srinivasan

      February 03, 2015 at 12:38 pm

      Very tempting platter there pavani! Me too a khicdi person any time!!! I love to cook in open pot, as i want the rice and dal separate and soft at the same time!!!

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    2. Vanamala Hebbar

      February 03, 2015 at 2:17 pm

      Looks delicious

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    3. Kalyani

      February 03, 2015 at 2:20 pm

      Nice flavourful one pot meal ...

      Reply
    4. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      February 03, 2015 at 2:29 pm

      Eggplant in kichdi is something new I am learning today and you not having eggplant in house is just not possible. Jokes aside, this kichdi is very different and I would love to try it!

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    5. vaishali sabnani

      February 03, 2015 at 3:13 pm

      Living in Gujarat this has become a regular feature in our kitchen . We love khichdi and yours looks perfectly made, a delicious meal, love it.

      Reply
    6. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan

      February 03, 2015 at 5:55 pm

      yumm.. never tried adding these veggies in kichadai. But a great way to sneak in vegetables.

      Reply
    7. Varadas Kitchen

      February 04, 2015 at 1:32 am

      Khichadi is a weekend brunch staple in our house. Should try the fried onions next weekend.

      Reply
    8. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi

      February 04, 2015 at 3:55 am

      Perfectly made and presented as well.

      Reply
    9. Priya Suresh

      February 05, 2015 at 7:51 pm

      I can survive for many days with this ultimate khichdi, inviting..

      Reply
    10. sneha datar

      February 07, 2015 at 4:07 pm

      An interesting khichdi, must try.

      Reply
    11. Archana Potdar

      February 09, 2015 at 1:51 pm

      Eggplant Pavani thats new to me and so also fried onions. Will try it next time.

      Reply
    12. Suma Gandlur

      February 09, 2015 at 8:18 pm

      At first I thought it was poha. 🙂 As you mentioned this is one quick and filling dish.

      Reply

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