Saffron Khichdi

Chilkewali moong dal and rice cooked with whole garam masala and nuts and flavoured with saffron.Saffron khichdi is a simple gruel of a lentil and rice which can be made by cooking rice, lentils in a saffron soaked water. The delectable saffron or kesar khichdi is appealing in looks and tastes delicious with crushed nuts and almond flakes as garnishing. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 25 Apr 2018 in Recipes Course

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Main Ingredients	Split Green Gram Skin, Rice
Cuisine	Gujarati
Course	Rice
Prep Time	11-15 minutes
Cook time	16-20 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Mild
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients list for Saffron Khichdi

a few strands Split Green Gram Skin
1/2 cup Rice soaked
1 cup Rice soaked for ½ hour
2 teaspoons Ghee
2-3 Green cardamoms
2 inch sticks Cinnamon
1 Bay leaf
3-4 Cloves
1 1/2 inch piece Ginger chopped
5-6 Almonds slivered
7-8 Black raisins
to taste Salt
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
2 tablespoons Fresh coriander leaves chopped

Method

Heat a pressure cooker. Add one teaspoon ghee and add cardamoms, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, cloves and ginger. Sauté till they begin to change colour add rice and dal and stir. Add almond slivers, raisins, saffron, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
Add 3 ½ cups of water and cover with the lid. Cook under pressure till four to five whistles are given out.
Open the lid when the pressure is fully released. Mash khichdi using the back of a ladle, add chopped coriander and serve it hot.

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