Channa Dal Rice

Name: Channa Dal Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 3/4 Cup Channa Dal (soaked for hours); 1 Cup Rice (washed and soaked for minutes); 1 tbsp Desi Ghee; 1 tsp Zeera (zeera); 1-2 star Whole Spices (2 green cardamom, anise, little bit of dalchini, 2 bay leaves or tez patta); Pinch asafoetida; 1 tsp Whole Spices (coarsely ground); 3 Onions (sliced); 2 Green Chillies (chopped); 2 tsp Ginger (chopped); 1 tbsp Coriander (chopped); 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste); 2 Cup Water; 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste)

Meera Girdhar

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About Channa Dal Rice

One of my all time Fav #EasyDinnerRecipe. Usually chana daal rice (we call it khichdi) is made on some festive occasions or during some special events. During our childhood we were served this often by mom. However as we grew we were attracted towards much more spicy biriyani. To make this flat khichri more tasty I added whole spices and onions. I have also added ginger to this. Though we normally don't use onions during festivals however during visits of guests you can prepare this version and delight them.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr

Served AsDinner Lunch

Recipe TasteSalty Sour Spicy Sweet Tangy

Servings - 4

Ingredients

▢ 3/4 Cup Channa Dal soaked for hours
▢ 1 Cup Rice washed and soaked for minutes
▢ 1 tbsp Desi Ghee
▢ 1 tsp Zeera zeera
▢ 1-2 star Whole Spices 2 green cardamom, anise, little bit of dalchini, 2 bay leaves or tez patta
▢ Pinch asafoetida
▢ 1 tsp Whole Spices coarsely ground
▢ 3 Onions sliced
▢ 2 Green Chillies chopped
▢ 2 tsp Ginger chopped
▢ 1 tbsp Coriander chopped
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste
▢ 2 Cup Water
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste

Instructions

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Take dal and soak it for 4 to 5 hours and rice for 30 minutes and keep both aside. Take a pressure pan add a tablespoon of ghee along with zeera and whole spices
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Now add soaked dal to this roast it for a minute or two. Now add rice and salt to this and saute it for 2 minutes add 2 cups of water to this and pressure cook it for one whistle.
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Once it is done wait for 10 min and then open the pan
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Take another pan add 1 Tablespoon of ghee add pinch of hing along with chopped ginger
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Now add sliced onions to this and saute it for 5 to 6 minutes or till its color gets light brown; add chopped green chillies, pinch of salt and coarsely ground whole spices
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Now add cooked rice and dal to this mix well gently
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Add chopped coriander, serve it hot with curd and pickles

Recipe Notes

Make sure Dal is soaked properly otherwise it won’t get cooked properly
You can use spices according to your taste

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5 Comments

awantika singhania

December 10, 2023 / 9:42 pm Log in to Reply

This is awesome! Can’t wait to cook it.
gaurav singh

April 22, 2023 / 1:15 pm Log in to Reply

What a delicious idea! Thanks for sharing.
Gaurav monga

July 30, 2022 / 12:57 pm Log in to Reply

I’m thrilled to try this recipe!
Neha Agarwal

April 7, 2015 / 3:58 pm Log in to Reply

This is so tempting! Can’t wait to cook it.
Himanshu Agarwal

January 14, 2015 / 3:45 pm Log in to Reply

This looks so appetizing! Thank you.