Moong Dal - Masoor Kichidi

Ingredients:

• Moong Dal - 1 cup
• Raw rice - 1 cup - Washed
• Oil - 3 Tea spoons
• Ghee - 2 Tea spoons
• Mustard Seeds - 1/4 Tea spoon
• Urud Dal - 1/4 Tea spoon
• Jeera Seeds - 1/4 Tea spoon
• Cloves - 3
• Chakka - As small piece
• Ginger - Small piece - Pounded
• Onions - 2 - Medium - Sliced
• Green chillies - 3 - Sliced
• Curry Leaves - 1 Stem
• Coriander - As required
• Tomatoes - 2 - Medium - Finely chopped
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Tea spoon
• Salt - To taste (Minimum of 1 Tea spoon)

Procedure:

• Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker bottom or in a vessel to pressure cook. (Based on your choice)
• Add mustard seeds, urud dal, jeera seeds and wait till mustard seeds pops down.
• Now add sliced onions, chillies, pounded ginger, cloves, chakka, curry leaves and saute them, till the onion pieces become transparent.
• Later on add 1 cup of moong dal and fry the mixture till the moong dal turns to light brown.
• Once the color changes, add finely chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder and fry the entire mixture till the tomato pieces turn soft.
• Finally add washed rice, 4 1/2 cups of water, coriander, salt and stir the whole contents well. Now pressure cook for 4 whistles.
• Once done, stir kichidi and serve hot with the pickle of your choice.