Palak Kichadi Recipe
A vegetarian Indian recipe with rice, pink masoor dal (split), spinach leaves (palak) - tightly packed and cleaned. Ready in 45 min, serves 6.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Palak Kichdi recipe, In a pressure cooker add rice, dal, broccoli, peas, turmeric, one pinch of hing, little oil and 2 -1/2 cups of water and pressure cook
rice(1/2 cup)green peas (matar)(1/4 cup)broccoli - florets cleaned(1/3 cup)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)pinch asafoetida (hing)(2) - 2
In a saucepan, bring water to a boil and add the cleaned spinach leaves and let it sit for a minute in the pot while the flame is still on
spinach leaves (palak) - tightly packed and cleaned(1 cup)broccoli - florets cleaned(1/3 cup) - 3
Now drain it in a colander and transfer it into a bowl of cold water
cloves garlic - cut into strips(3) - 4
Once its cool grind it to a paste in a mixer grinder and set aside
- 5
In a wide pan, heat some oil and add bay leaf, jeera, chopped garlic, pinch of hing, green chillies, chopped onions and saute it until the onions have started to change colour to this mixture
garlic - finely chopped(1 tablespoon)onion - finely chopped(1)green peas (matar)(1/4 cup)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)bay leaf (tej patta)(1)green chillies - slit(2)cloves garlic - cut into strips(3)pinch asafoetida (hing)(2) - 6
Once it is done, add the pureed spinach and mix everything properly
spinach leaves (palak) - tightly packed and cleaned(1 cup) - 7
Lower the flame, add the cool dal and rice mixture into the pot and mix until combined with the palak mixture, add the chopped tofu, some water if necessary and season with salt
rice(1/2 cup)garlic - finely chopped(1 tablespoon)onion - finely chopped(1)tofu - diced(50 grams)cloves garlic - cut into strips(3) - 8
Also add the garam masala if using at this stage
garam masala powder - (optional)(1/2 teaspoon) - 9
Cook for 2-3 minutes and turn of the flame
- 10
In a tadka pan, add some ghee/oil add sliced garlic and cook till its starts to brown, pour this onto the khichdi
garlic - finely chopped(1 tablespoon)cloves garlic - cut into strips(3)tomato - sliced(1/2)ghee - or oil as required - 11
Garnish with sliced tomatoes and it is ready to be served
tomato - sliced(1/2) - 12
Serve Palak Kichdi with Lauki Raita, Avocado Raita or any other raita of your choice for a comforting weekday meal
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Palak Kichadi Recipe
A vegetarian Indian recipe with rice, pink masoor dal (split), spinach leaves (palak) - tightly packed and cleaned. Ready in 45 min, serves 6.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Palak Kichdi recipe, In a pressure cooker add rice, dal, broccoli, peas, turmeric, one pinch of hing, little oil and 2 -1/2 cups of water and pressure cook
rice(1/2 cup)green peas (matar)(1/4 cup)broccoli - florets cleaned(1/3 cup)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)pinch asafoetida (hing)(2) - 2
In a saucepan, bring water to a boil and add the cleaned spinach leaves and let it sit for a minute in the pot while the flame is still on
spinach leaves (palak) - tightly packed and cleaned(1 cup)broccoli - florets cleaned(1/3 cup) - 3
Now drain it in a colander and transfer it into a bowl of cold water
cloves garlic - cut into strips(3) - 4
Once its cool grind it to a paste in a mixer grinder and set aside
- 5
In a wide pan, heat some oil and add bay leaf, jeera, chopped garlic, pinch of hing, green chillies, chopped onions and saute it until the onions have started to change colour to this mixture
garlic - finely chopped(1 tablespoon)onion - finely chopped(1)green peas (matar)(1/4 cup)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)bay leaf (tej patta)(1)green chillies - slit(2)cloves garlic - cut into strips(3)pinch asafoetida (hing)(2) - 6
Once it is done, add the pureed spinach and mix everything properly
spinach leaves (palak) - tightly packed and cleaned(1 cup) - 7
Lower the flame, add the cool dal and rice mixture into the pot and mix until combined with the palak mixture, add the chopped tofu, some water if necessary and season with salt
rice(1/2 cup)garlic - finely chopped(1 tablespoon)onion - finely chopped(1)tofu - diced(50 grams)cloves garlic - cut into strips(3) - 8
Also add the garam masala if using at this stage
garam masala powder - (optional)(1/2 teaspoon) - 9
Cook for 2-3 minutes and turn of the flame
- 10
In a tadka pan, add some ghee/oil add sliced garlic and cook till its starts to brown, pour this onto the khichdi
garlic - finely chopped(1 tablespoon)cloves garlic - cut into strips(3)tomato - sliced(1/2)ghee - or oil as required - 11
Garnish with sliced tomatoes and it is ready to be served
tomato - sliced(1/2) - 12
Serve Palak Kichdi with Lauki Raita, Avocado Raita or any other raita of your choice for a comforting weekday meal
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