North India

Palak khichdi

Name: Palak khichdi
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 3/4 cup rice; 1/2 cup moong dal (split yellow mung beans); 1 bunch blanched and pureed spinach; 3 cloves chopped garlic; 1/2 inch grated ginger; 1 green chilli; 1 tsp cumin seeds; a pinch asafoetida; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tbsp ghee; 1 1/4 tsp salt; 4 1/2 cups water; 1 dried red chilli; 2 tsp lemon juice

Green, garlicky and soothing. Khichdi that sneaks in a whole bunch of spinach.

30 minTime

10 gProtein each

mildSpice

Green khichdi2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMoong, rice, spinach and garlic ghee.

The original

300kcalsame

10 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

30minutessame

Palak khichdi, home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice¾ cup

Moong dal (split yellow mung beans)½ cup

Spinach1 bunch, blanched and pureed

Garlic3 cloves, chopped

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Green chilli1

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Asafoetidaa pinch

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Ghee2 tbsp

Salt1¼ tsp

Water4½ cups

Dried red chilli1

Lemon juice2 tsp

Method

4 steps

1Rinse rice and dal. Pressure cook with turmeric, salt and water for 3 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
2Stir in the spinach puree and simmer 3 minutes.
3Heat ghee, add cumin, asafoetida, garlic, ginger, green chilli and red chilli. Cook till garlic is golden.
4Pour the tadka over and finish with lemon.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

North India

Palak khichdi

Green, garlicky and soothing. Khichdi that sneaks in a whole bunch of spinach.

30 minTime

10 gProtein each

mildSpice

Green khichdi2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMoong, rice, spinach and garlic ghee.

The original

300kcalsame

10 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

30minutessame

Palak khichdi, home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice¾ cup

Moong dal (split yellow mung beans)½ cup

Spinach1 bunch, blanched and pureed

Garlic3 cloves, chopped

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Green chilli1

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Asafoetidaa pinch

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Ghee2 tbsp

Salt1¼ tsp

Water4½ cups

Dried red chilli1

Lemon juice2 tsp

Method

4 steps

1Rinse rice and dal. Pressure cook with turmeric, salt and water for 3 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
2Stir in the spinach puree and simmer 3 minutes.
3Heat ghee, add cumin, asafoetida, garlic, ginger, green chilli and red chilli. Cook till garlic is golden.
4Pour the tadka over and finish with lemon.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Palak khichdi

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Ingredients

Method

Palak khichdi

Make it your way

Ingredients

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