One of the staple diet in Gujju Families and something which is loved by all in my family. Sharing with everyone how to make Khichdi in Microwave.
Ingredients:
2 cups Rice
1 cup Toor/Tuvar Daal
2 cups Water
½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
½ teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
a pinch of Asafetida/Hing Powder
1 teaspoon Ghee
Oil
1 Teaspoon Rai/Mustard Seeds
Salt to taste
Wash Rice and Toor/Tuvar Daal separately with water.
Soak Toor/Tuvar Daal in 2 cups of water for 15 mins.
Drain the water.
Take a Microwavable bowl and add washed Rice and Toor/Tuvar Daal to it.
Add 2 cups of water to it. Add Turmeric powder, Red Chilli Powder and Salt to Taste.
Take a tablespoon of oil in a small pan for tadka. Once it comes to heat, add asafetida powder/ Hing and mustard seeds/Rai to it. Pour it in the mixture in Bowl.
Add a teaspoon of Ghee to it.
Cover it with a lid.
Microwave it for 5 mins on High. Once it is completed, again microwave for 5-7 mins depending on how much water you can still see in the bowl. Make sure you keep a break of few mins between these two turns of cooking or else water might spill from the Bowl when khichdi is being cooked.
Ingredients:
2 cups Rice
1 cup Toor/Tuvar Daal
2 cups Water
½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
½ teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
a pinch of Asafetida/Hing Powder
1 teaspoon Ghee
Oil
1 Teaspoon Rai/Mustard Seeds
Salt to taste
Method:
Soak Toor/Tuvar Daal in 2 cups of water for 15 mins.
Drain the water.
Take a Microwavable bowl and add washed Rice and Toor/Tuvar Daal to it.
Add 2 cups of water to it. Add Turmeric powder, Red Chilli Powder and Salt to Taste.
Take a tablespoon of oil in a small pan for tadka. Once it comes to heat, add asafetida powder/ Hing and mustard seeds/Rai to it. Pour it in the mixture in Bowl.
Add a teaspoon of Ghee to it.
Cover it with a lid.
Microwave it for 5 mins on High. Once it is completed, again microwave for 5-7 mins depending on how much water you can still see in the bowl. Make sure you keep a break of few mins between these two turns of cooking or else water might spill from the Bowl when khichdi is being cooked.
Khichdi