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Bajre ki Khichdi Recipe

Delicious and traditional bajre ki khichdi recipe made with bajra, lentils and rice.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time3 hours
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: North Indian
Servings: 12 People

Ingredients

  • 700-750 gram bajra Pearl Millet
  • 1.5 cup rice
  • 1 cup channa dal
  • 1 cup moong dal
  • 3 spoon salt
  • water

Instructions

Soaking Lentils and Rice

  • Soak the chana dal and moong dal in water for a few hours in the hot water.
  • Soak the rice for a few hours in the water.

Pounding Bajra

  • Put half of the bajra into the Imam dasta (Mortar and Pestle )
  • Add a sip of water to it. So that, bajra does not jump from the pressure of the pestle (moosli).
  • We have to crush the bajra top layer with the help of moosli .
  • Now remove the bajra from imam dasta to the plate.
  • Use the plate and make the jump the bajra by moving the plate up and down from one side (bajra pathkana in hindi)
  • Remove the top layer (rali in hindi) from the finger.
  • Keep it aside in another utensil.
  • Do all the steps for the rest of the bajra.
  • Now put the crushed bajra into the imam dasta and crush it a little more for the khichdi

Cooking Khichdi

  • Put a big patila on the gas and add water and soaked dal to it.
  • cover it with a plate and cook it for a few minutes on low flame.
  • Add 1 to 2 litres of hot water to it.
  • Add soaked rice to it.
  • Mix it well
  • Once it boils add 3 spoons of salt to it.
  • Mix it well
  • Add water when required so that it does not overflow from the patila.
  • Once the dal and rice are cooked and we will add bajra to it.
  • Add hot water to the bajra. And mix it well. And remove all the lumps from it before adding it to the patila.
  • Put the bajra mixture in the patila and mix it well.
  • Add 1 litre of hot water to it. And mix it well.
  • Cover it with a plate and cook it on low flame.
  • Add 1 litre more hot water to make the desired consistency.
  • Mix it well.
  • Cover it with the plate and leave it aside for a few more minutes.
  • Meanwhile, mix it well. And check if the bajra is cooked nicely then it is ready.