Flattened Rice Khichdi
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Health conscious people can consume Flattened rice in their diet to reduce weight as it is very light on the stomach yet is energetic to start a day. Flattened rice khichdi is easily digestible , rich in nutrients , has low gluten-levels.
It can be consumed by diabetics too.
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Ingredients
- Flattened Rice - 3/4 cup
- Green gram - 1/4 cup
- Onion small size - 1
- Green chillies - 1 or 2
- Potato small size - 1
- Carrot small size - 1
- Tomato small size - 1
- Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
- Black pepper powder - 1 pinch
- Curry leaves- 1 tablespoon
- Asafoetida - 1 pinch
- Water - as required to rinse the flattened rice
- Salt
- Ghee/clarified butter - 2 table spoons
- Turmeric powder - 2 pinches
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Instructions
- Soak green gram in a bowl for 20 minutes.
- In the meanwhile, heat oil in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds , sliced onion . Once the onion slices turn light brown in color , add the finely chopped vegetables, curry leaves, asafoetida , salt and turmeric powder
- Sprinkle little amount of water.Cover it with a lid to allow the vegetables to cook.
- Once the vegetables turn soft , transfer the soaked green gram to the above tempering mix.
- Allow it to boil for 2 minutes or until they turn tender. In the meantime, rinse the flattened rice in sufficient amount of water in a colander or a strainer until it gets softened.
- Now add this rinsed flattened rice to the above cooking mixture. Mix it well in all the directions.
- Then sprinkle blackpepper powder. Saute it well. Finally , drizzle ghee over it and cover with a lid.
- Before serving garnish with coriander leaves. Transfer it into a serving plate.
- Serve hot.
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