Tadkewali Masoor Dal Khichdi Recipe With Garlic & Onions

Archana's Kitchen

April 9, 2018

11571 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 35 M|Total: 45 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Main Course

Cuisine:North Indian Recipes

Comfort food at it's best, this Lehsun-Pyaaz Tadkewali Masoor Dal Khichdi Recipe is a light meal of whole masoor dal cooked along with rice until it is mushy and topped with a luscious tempering of onions and garlic fried in ghee with simple spices. A quick fix meal that can be put together with basic ingredients at home.

You can choose to make the khichdi with any dal of your choice.

Did you know: Red lentils are rich in fiber, which can improve your digestion process. Masoor Dal also controls your appetite and can make you feel fuller for longer periods of time. This will help in stimulating your weight loss program in an effective manner.

It has a low glycemic index that makes it an effective food item for those suffering from diabetes.

Serve this Tadkewali Masoor Dal Khichdi Recipe With Garlic & Onion along with Pudina & Dhaniya Raita Recipe and Aam Ka Achaar Recipe for a simple comforting weeknight dinner.

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You can choose to make the khichdi with any dal of your choice.

It has a low glycemic index that makes it an effective food item for those suffering from diabetes.

Serve this Tadkewali Masoor Dal Khichdi Recipe With Garlic & Onion along with Pudina & Dhaniya Raita Recipe and Aam Ka Achaar Recipe for a simple comforting weeknight dinner.

Take a look at some Khichdi recipes:

Ingredients

For the khichdi

1 Rice, washed and soaked

3/4 Masoor Dal (Whole)

1 Tomato, chopped

2 Ginger, chopped

1 Bay leaf (tej patta)

1 Turmeric powder (Haldi)

2 Green Chillies, chopped

Salt, to taste

For the tadka

2 Ghee

2 Cumin seeds (Jeera)

2 Dry Red Chillies

6 Garlic, chopped

2 Onions, thinly sliced

Salt, to taste

1/3 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, chopped

Instructions for Tadkewali Masoor Dal Khichdi Recipe With Garlic & Onions

To begin making the Tadkewali Masoor Dal Khichdi Recipe With Garlic & Onion, heat a pressure cooker on medium flame, add the masoor dal, rice, tomato, ginger, green chilies, turmeric powder, salt and bay leaf.

Add 4 cups of water and pressure cook the Masoor Dal Khichdi for 4 whistles and turn off the heat.

Allow the pressure to release naturally. Set aside

In a kadai, heat ghee on medium flame, add cumin seeds and red chilies, let them sizzle.

Next add the chopped garlic and fry till it turns brown, this will take 2-3 minutes.

Once the garlic is fried, add in the thinly sliced onions and saute for about 5 minutes until it gets caramelized. Turn off the flame, mix in the coriander leaves and set aside.

Open the pressure cooker give the Masoor Dal Khichdi good stir. Transfer the Masoor Dal Khichdi into a serving platter and spoon the Garlic and Onion Tadka to the Masoor Dal Khichdi.

Serve this Tadkewali Masoor Dal Khichdi Recipe With Garlic & Onion along with Pudina & Dhaniya Raita Recipe and Aam Ka Achaar Recipe for a simple comforting weeknight dinner.