Description
This is a Khichdi made in my family for breakfast. We call it paruppu saadham at home. It has got a lovely flavour and i like it when it is hot. My grandma adds a tomato whereas i don’t.
Do try this out, it is a reaalll comfort food.
Ingredients | |
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1 cup | Raw rice |
½ cup | Tur dal |
1 pinch | Turmeric powder |
1 no | Onion chopped lengthwise |
3 no | Green chillies slit |
5 nos | Garlic cloves |
2 no | Cardamom |
1 no | Cinnamon stick (small) |
2 nos | Cloves (karambu) |
1 no | Patta leaf |
Salt to taste | |
Oil |
Instructions
Wash the rice and dhal and soak it for 5 to 10 mins. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and a let the patta leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves splutter. Add in the chopped onions, garlic and green chillies and saute for a while. Now add in the rice and the dhal with a pinch of turmeric.
Add 3 cups of water and close the lid. Let it for 3 whistles and remove from fire. Serve it with pickle or curd
5 Comments
thnaks for the recipe.i will make this 2morow..
spicy potato fry is an excellant combination with khichdi.and thanks to mullai for this wonderful site.i wish everyone a happy and joyous new year
Hi Cornstarch, i did try this recipe and it turned out good. Biryani vaasam vanthu, my son relished it, soon he will be in full time school and this one is added under our school lunch menu. thanks.
I tried your paruppu saadham for lunch. It came out delicious.My mom makes the same way but without spices(pattai, cloves) instead she grinds jeera and garlic and adds to onion mixture. I like all your recipes.
Cornstarch, paruppu saadham pudumaiya irruku. I would like to try this with spicy potato fry. Will let you know. Thanks for sharing.
Hi mullai…do try it out…it is very nice…another thing mullai for this recipe tuvar dhal is only 1/2 cup…but i am not able to select 1/2 it take as 1 cups…how to rectify it. ???
– anitha