Palak Kichadi

A perfect and comfort one pot meal to have as breakfast or lunch. Here is the simple recipe of the tasty Palak Kichadi...

Rice 1 cup

Moongh dal or Thur dal 1/2 cup

Palak / Spinach 1/2 bunch

Cumin seeds / jeeragam 1/2 tea spoon

Chopped tomatoes 2

Green chilli 1

Sambar powder 1 tea spoon

Asafoetida / Hing powder 1/4 tea spoon

Salt to taste

Ghee 4 tea spoons

Few cashews

Wash the rice and keep aside.

Wash the greens well, remove the stems and finely chop the leaves.

Heat a pressure pan with ghee.

Do the seasoning with cumin seeds.

Fry the tomatoes and green chilli for a minute.

Add the turmeric powder, sambhar powder and hing powder and stir for few seconds.

Add the chopped greens and mix well.

Put the washed rice and dal in to the pan , stir for a while and pour 4 cups of water and required salt.

Close the pan with the lid and pressure cook up to four whistles.

Garnish with cashews.

Bhojana Recipes 9/22/2016