Masala Fada Khichdi

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Makes 2 servings
Ingredients

• 1 cup broken wheat (dalia)
• 1/2 cup moong dal (split green gram)
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 2 small potatoes , cubed
• 2 small onions , cubed
• 2 small tomatoes , cubed
• 3 to 4 garlic (lehsun) cloves , crushed
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp ghee

To Be Grounded Into Smooth Powder

• 2 cloves (laung / lavang)
• 1 stick cinnamon (dalchini)
• 4 to 5 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
• 4 to 5 peppercorns (kalimirch)
• 1/4 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

Method

1. Clean and wash the broken wheat and moong dal with enough water.
2. Heat the ghee in a presure cooker, add the garlic and saute till the garlic turns golden brown in colour.
3. Add dry ground masala and saute for 1 minute.
4. Add the potatoes , onions, tomatoes , green peas ,broken wheat and moong dal, mix well and add the salt and 3 cups of water and mix well.
5. Pressure cook on high flame for 4-5 whistles.
6. Serve hot with curds or plain gujrati kadhi.