How long does it take to make Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe?

The total time to make Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe is 40 minutes. Preparation takes 10 minutes and cooking takes 30 minutes.

How many servings does this Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe recipe make?

This recipe makes 4 servings of Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe.

What type of cuisine is Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe?

Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe is a North Indian Recipes dish from the Khichdi Recipes category.

Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe

Name: Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: North Indian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 cup Rice; 1/2 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) soaked and drained; 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing); 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 2 Green Chillies sliced or chopped; 1/2 teaspoon Ginger grated; 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); Salt to taste

Waagmi Soni

November 21, 2016

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Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe - Recipe image with step-by-step cooking instructions

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 40 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:North Indian Recipes

Chana Dal Khichdi is a light, healthy and delicious one pot meal which you can serve either for lunch or dinner. Chana Dal itself is a healthy dal as it contains good amount of protein and therefore it proves to be good for your health. It is a super easy recipe which can be made in no time.

Serve Chana Dal Khichdi with Gujarati Kadhi or any raita of your choice.

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Serve Chana Dal Khichdi with Gujarati Kadhi or any raita of your choice.

You can also try other Khichdi recipes such as

Ingredients

1 cup Rice

1/2 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal), soaked and drained

1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)

1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

2 Green Chillies, sliced or chopped

1/2 teaspoon Ginger, grated

1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

Salt, to taste

Instructions for Chana Dal Khichdi Recipe

To begin making the Chana Dal Khichdi, wash the rice and chana dal with water. Soak each of them in water separately for about an hour.

Heat a pressure cooker and add chana dal in it. Cook it till the cooker releases 1 whistle as we want to cook the dal only half. Once done, switch off the heat and keep it aside.

Heat oil in a wide pan, add bay leaf, cumin seeds, cinnamon and asafoetida. salute it for about 30 seconds.

After 30 seconds, add green chilies and ginger and cook them until the ginger is cooked very well.

Add rice, cooked chana dal, turmeric powder and salt according to taste and cook for a minute.

After a minute, add 2 cups of water. Mix it well and cook it for about 20-25 minutes on a medium flame till it becomes dry and tender. Once done, garnish it with some chopped coriander leaves.

Serve Chana Dal Khichdi with Gujarati Kadhi or any raita of your choice.