Sama Chawal Khichdi
This is an easy fasting recipe made with barnyard millets.
Servings: 2 People
Calories: 120kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Sama rice or samvat
- 1 tomato
- 1 potato
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 green chilli finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp ginger crushed/ chopped
- 3- 4 curry leaves
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp rock salt
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves
- 1 tbsp peanuts roasted
- 2 tbsp ghee/ refined oil
Instructions
- Wash millets properly for 2 - 3 times.
- Soak in water for 10 minutes.
- In the meanwhile peel off skin and dice potatoes.
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker.
- When ghee is hot add cumin seeds and let it splutter.
- Then add in finely chopped ginger, green chillies and peanuts.
- Add chopped tomatoes and cook till it's soft and mushy.
- Add spices and salt in the cooker and stir well.
- Add diced potatoes. saute for a minute.
- Then add in soaked millets to the cooker. Give it a nice stir.
- Add 2 - 2.5 cups of water and cover with a lid.
- Cook for 2 - 3 whistles. Turn off gas.
- Open lid when pressure released. Add coriander leaves.
- Add an extra spoon of ghee on top of it to enhance taste.
- Serve with plain curd/ dahi aloo/ aloo tomato.
Nutrition
Calories: 120kcal