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Khatua Recipe (Bhojpuri Style Khichdi)
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Khatua Recipe (Bhojpuri Style Khichdi)

A vegetarian Bihari recipe with basmati rice, arhar dal (split toor dal), onion - finely chopped. Ready in 25 min, serves 4.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

25 minTotal Time5m prep · 20m cook
4Servings
250-400Est. Cost
MediumDifficulty
Directions9 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making Khatua Recipe, wash the rice and toor dal and soak it water for a hour

    basmati rice(1 cup)arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup)
  2. 2

    Now pressure cook the soaked rice and dal along with turmeric, salt, 5 cups of water for 5 to 6 whistles and let the pressure release in its own

    basmati rice(1 cup)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste
  3. 3

    Open the lid, mash the khichdi well and keep aside

  4. 4

    Heat ghee in a small tadka pan, add the finely chopped onions and saute till translucent

    onion - finely chopped(1)onion - cut into rounds for garnish(1)ghee(1 tablespoon)
  5. 5

    Roughly pound the garlic and green chillies using a mortar and pestle and add it to the tadka pan

    cloves garlic(4)green chilli(2)
  6. 6

    Saute till the raw smell of the garlic goes away

    cloves garlic(4)
  7. 7

    Pour this tadka into the cooked khichdi, add in the lemon juice and mix well

    onion - cut into rounds for garnish(1)teaspoons lemon juice(2)
  8. 8

    Garnish with the onions rings, and serve the Khatua Recipe along with some curd, salad and papad for a weeknight dinner

    onion - finely chopped(1)onion - cut into rounds for garnish(1)
  9. 9

    Serve Khatua along with Burani Raita, Palak Raita or any other raita of your choice

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

224 kcal
Protein9.7g
Carbs36g
Fat4.6g
Fiber5.9g

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