Kitchen-Kollections

Here is the recipe of simple andhra khichdi. It is quite healthy and nutritious.  It tastes really well if you eat it along with some andhra pickle or with curd.

Ingredients

2 cups of rice nicely washed and soaked

1 cup diced red bell pepper

1 cup boiled peas

half cup kandi pappu or masoor dal - soaked

1 tsp chilli powder

2 pinches of turmeric powder

1 cup diced onions

4 green chillies sliced

half spoon of ghee

Salt to taste

half tsp peppercorns

3 bay leaves

2 or 3 cinnamon sticks

4 cups of water 

Method

Take a pan and pour some oil into it.  Add bay leaf, cinnamon stick and peppercorns and stir them well. Add the vegetables and fry them for a while. Add the soaked dal and rice. Add water. Add salt, chilli powder and turmeric and mix well. Pour the entire mixture into rice cooker and cook. Garnish with coriandar leaves and serve hot with pickle or curd! Your dish is ready to eat.