Recipe for Sick Khichdi
I make two types of Khichdi 1) Masala khichdi which is super yum and which my mum loves(mum is not a khichdi fan but Masala khichdi she LOVES) 2)Sick Khichdi which is watery, plain and light usually made when one is sick (Not so sure if my Mum will ever eat this out of choice...not in this lifetime atleast)This week has been a bit rough with me being under the weather and my bitter better travelling for work. With little or sometimes no stamina or appetite, I was ordering in soups. But today when my Parlour friend Deepa heard that I wasn’t well, she convinced me and insisted I make khichdi and have it instead of soup. “Kai nai time laagnaar. Bas muthi bharoon tandood ani moong dal ghe anki kai nai karaichh” she said(Nothing will take time. Just add a fist full of Rice and Moong Dal and you don’t have to do anything else) Sometimes it just takes only this much of a push to get it done and to be honest, I did it for her concern for me. Often people call to ask me for a khichdi recipe whenever they are sick. And I realised that sometimes we share and know all the tough and complicated things and forget about the simple ones. So I thought, the “Sick Khichdi” recipe must go up on my blog
Servings 1 person
Ingredients
- A fist full of Moong Dal
- A fist full of Basmati
- 2 Tspn Pure Cow Ghee
- 2 Cloves
- 3 Peppercorns
- ½ inch Cinnamon stick
- ¼ tspn Cumin seeds
- 2 cloves of Garlic (smashed with the knife)
- A small piece of Ginger (chopped or grated)
- ½ Tspn Salt(adjust as per taste)
- 1.5 cups water
Instructions
- Soak the Rice and Dal together for about 30 minutes. Then wash it till the water runs clear and keep it aside
- In a pressure cooker, heat the ghee on medium heat.
- Add the Cloves, Peppercorns, Cinnamon, Cumin Seeds, Garlic and Ginger to ghee. Let the Ghee get infused with the flavours of the spices
- Add the dal, rice, turmeric powder, salt and water and give it a stir. Put the cooker lid on and close the cooker tight. Let the khichdi cook on medium heat until 1 whistle is released. Turn off the heat.Note: Let it rest in the cooker until all the steam is fullyreleased. Do not forcibly release thewhistle.
- After about 20 minutes or so, open the cooker lid and enjoy this Hot soupy khichdi with some ghee poured on the top. Super Yummmm Super Healthy and very soothing for colds, coughs, headaches and tummy bugs. Hence we call it “Sick Khichdi”. The ghee works as a lubricant for sore throats and also has anti inflammatory and anti -bacterial properties which aids in gut health especially when one is on anti biotics.
