Channa Dal Kichidi/Kuska

 

Bengal Gram/Channa Dal/Kadalai parupu Kichidi

This is a easy recipe which can be done quick in time either for breakfast or lunch.  

Ingredients

Basmathi Rice – 200 grams

Chana dal – 50 gram

Oil + butter 5 tspn

Cinnamon 1 inch size ,cardamom,clove each – 1 no

Onion – 1 medium

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tspn

Coriander ,mint leaves – few

Tomato – small- 1 no

Green chilli – 1 no

Turmeric pwd – ½ tspn

Curd – 2 tspn

Lemon juice – 1/2  tpsn

Water – 375 ml

Salt – to taste

Method

Wash, Soak rice and chana dal for 20 minutes

In a rice cooker, heat the oil + butter over medium heat.

Add the cinnamon stick, clove and cardamom when it crackle

 Add onion, ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves and sauté well.  Make sure that it does not get brown.

Add  green chilly,turmeric pwd ,curd stir well.

Now add the rice slowly and stir slowly.Add 375 ml water (1: 1 ½ -   rice : water ratio ).  add the  sliced tomato salt to taste.  Cook it in the rice cooker till rice is done.

Now colorful and nice aromatic chana dal kichidi is ready to serve.

For Morning breakfast kuska tastes good with coriander chutney or mint chutney

For Lunch serve it kuska with fish curry/Egg bringal curry/ pepper chicken gravy, fish curry, or prawn gravy.  

Note: Instead of Chana Dal you can use moong dhal also.It’s easy to digest, children will like.

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Preparation Time - 10 Minutes & (soaking time)

cooking time: 15 minutes

serves : 3

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