Rajasthan

Bajra khichdi

Name: Bajra khichdi
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 8 h 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Rajasthani
Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole bajra (pearl millet); 1/3 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow mung beans); 4 1/2 cups water; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp cumin seeds; a pinch asafoetida; 1 inch grated ginger; 1 chopped green chilli; Salt, to taste

The desert's comfort food. Ghee is non negotiable.

50 minTime

9 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 50 minutes come after.

Bajre ki khichdi3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

275kcalsame

9 gproteinsame

8 gfibresame

50minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Bajra (pearl millet)¾ cup whole

Moong dal (split yellow mung beans)⅓ cup, yellow

Water4½ cups

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Ghee2 tbsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Asafoetidaa pinch

Ginger2.5 cm, grated

Green chilli1, chopped

Saltto taste

Method

6 steps

1Soak the bajra overnight. Drain, then pulse it a few times in a mixer or pound it lightly.
2Wash the moong dal. Pressure cook the bajra and dal with water, turmeric and salt.
3Open and stir hard with a ladle to mash it together.
4Heat ghee, add cumin, asafoetida, ginger and green chilli.
5Pour the tadka over the khichdi, stir and simmer 2 minutes.
6Serve hot, with extra ghee and jaggery or with curd and pickle.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Rajasthan

Bajra khichdi

The desert's comfort food. Ghee is non negotiable.

50 minTime

9 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 50 minutes come after.

Bajre ki khichdi3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

275kcalsame

9 gproteinsame

8 gfibresame

50minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Bajra (pearl millet)¾ cup whole

Moong dal (split yellow mung beans)⅓ cup, yellow

Water4½ cups

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Ghee2 tbsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Asafoetidaa pinch

Ginger2.5 cm, grated

Green chilli1, chopped

Saltto taste

Method

6 steps

1Soak the bajra overnight. Drain, then pulse it a few times in a mixer or pound it lightly.
2Wash the moong dal. Pressure cook the bajra and dal with water, turmeric and salt.
3Open and stir hard with a ladle to mash it together.
4Heat ghee, add cumin, asafoetida, ginger and green chilli.
5Pour the tadka over the khichdi, stir and simmer 2 minutes.
6Serve hot, with extra ghee and jaggery or with curd and pickle.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Bajra khichdi

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Bajra khichdi

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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