Restaurant Style Dal Khichdi

Dal Khichdi Restaurant Style

Elevate this beloved dish to the next level with a tadka which will guarantee you going for second helpings!

Serves: 3-4

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

The Stahl Xpress Triply Pressure Cooker and Artisan Tadka Pan form the ultimate partnership for this lip-smacking medley.

Ingredients

• 1 cup toor dal
• ½ cup rice
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp ginger, garlic and green chilly paste
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tomato, finely chopped
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ¼ cup asafoetida (hing)
• Salt to taste
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 3 red chillies, dried
• 10 curry leaves
• Coriander leaves

Procedure

• Wash and soak the dal and rice for 20 mins.
• Add turmeric, salt and pressure-cook the mixture. In a kadhai heat oil and mustard seeds.
• Add asafoetida, followed by onions.
• Once the onions turn translucent, add ginger-garlic-chili paste.
• Add tomatoes, red chilli and coriander.
• Open the cooker, whisk the cooked dal and rice nicely and add water to it.
• Transfer the boiled dal and rice to the tempering and cook.
• For the final tempering, melt ghee in a tadka pan and add cumin, dried red chillies and curry leaves.
• Once it splutters, pour this tempering on top of the khichdi.
• Restaurant Style Dal Khichdi Tadka is ready.