A Classic Bengali Style Tasty Moong Dal Khichdi Bengali Recipe

STEP : 1

Take equal quantity of moong dal and rice, 1 teaspoon of paanch phoron, two bay leaves, one whole red chili, two green chili, grated ginger.

STEP : 2

Heat a non-stick pan and dry roast the moong dal. Roast it on a low flame and stir it continuously until the colour of moong dal becomes little pink in colour.

STEP : 3

Now combine the roasted moong dal and rice and again roast it on a low flame. Roast it at least for 5 – 8 minutes. And transfer it to a bowl and keep it separately.

STEP : 4

Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add paanch phoron, bay leaves, whole red chili and saute it for a minutes on a low flame. Don’t cook it for long period of time otherwise it will get burn.

STEP : 5

Now add the roasted rice and moong dal, a teaspoon of turmeric powder, a teaspoon of salt and half teaspoon of sugar. Mix it well.

STEP : 6

After that add 4 cups of water, grated ginger and green chili. The water quantity must be double then rice and dal quantity. Transfer it to a pressure cooker and cook it for 1 whistle.

STEP : 7

Turn off the flame after 10 minutes open the lid of pressure cooker and check the khichdi is completely cooked or not. Add ghee and mix well.

STEP : 8

Serve it on a serving plate and add more ghee will serving. Serve this delicious khichdi with a crispy fried brinjal pakoda. This is pour authentic khichdi having no onion and garlic.