Instant pot moong dal khichdi
Instant pot moong dal khichdi

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Moong dal khichdi is made from rice, split lentils such as moong dal, turmeric powder, and salt and topped off with a tempering of ghee and Cover the Instant Pot lid and lock it. Make sure the vent is at sealing position. Wait until the vent returns to the venting position before checking on the khichdi.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have instant pot moong dal khichdi using 19 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Instant pot moong dal khichdi:
  1. Get 1 cup Govind bhog /Ambamohar or Basmati rice
  2. Take 3/4 th cup dry roasted moong dal
  3. Take 1 onion chopped
  4. Make ready 2 tbsp green peas
  5. Prepare 1 cubed carrrot
  6. Take 5-6 beans chopped
  7. Prepare 1 potato cubed (optional)
  8. Prepare 3 florets of cauliflower(optional)
  9. Get 1 tbsp ginger paste
  10. Make ready 1 tsp garam masala
  11. Get 1 tbsp chopped coconut
  12. Prepare 1/2 tsp turmeric
  13. Get 2 bay leaves
  14. Get To taste salt and sugar
  15. Prepare 2 tbsp mustard oil
  16. Prepare 1 tbsp ghee
  17. Get 1/2 tsp cumin
  18. Make ready 1 dry red chilli
  19. Get 2 green chillies

This is also referred to as Pongal in South India. This recipe is to prepare Khichdi in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. How to make Moong Dal Khichdi in Instant Pot? Wash the rice and the mung beans or the moong dal twice and soak them together for atleast half an hour.

Instructions to make Instant pot moong dal khichdi:
  1. Soak roasted moong dal for 15 minutes.Parboil carrots and beans.Also boil cubed potatoes if adding.Chop cauliflower into small pieces and fry lightly and set aside.
  2. Heat 1 tsp mustard oil in a pressure cooker and fry lightly chopped onion.Add the moong dal and rice.Add turmeric,bay leaves,salt and sugar to taste and 3 cups water approximately.
  3. Pressure cook 2 whistles and release steam after 5 minutes.If needed more water to be added.
  4. Add the parboiled vegetables,coconut chips,green peas,ginger paste.Heat 1 tsp oil and sprinkle cumin and 1 broken dry red chilli.When they splutter,add it to the boiling khichdi and stir.When nearly done add the fried cauliflower if you are adding it and give it a stir.
  5. Sprinkle garam masala and broken green chillies.Also add 1 tbsp ghee.Give it a boil and serve with roasted papad, French fries or brinjal fritters.

Meanwhile, you can chop the vegetables. Set the Instant Pot in saute mode and when the display reads "HOT", add the oil or ghee. Moong Daal Khichadi is a simple and cleansing dish with healing Ayurvedic properties. It's a traditional Indian one pot meal made with a mix of Basmati rice and moong dal and aromatic spices. Moong Daal Khichdi is no exception.

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