Khichdi
Khichdi is a favourite dish in most of India, especially for dinner. Every family has a different recipe. It is easy to cook, can be cooked with the fewest of ingredients; or can be enhanced with vegetables or different spices - depends on your mood, availability of ingredients, and the time. I usually cook it directly in the small pressure cooker that I have, but sometimes I also make it in a kadhai, with water and some weight on the lid. Today I cooked it in a container in the pressure cooker and then added tadka to it. Take half a cup of rice and half a of cup moong dal - either only yellow, only green or a mix of both. I took only the yellow one tonight. I have taken a pan which I put directly on the stove later. Add 3 cups of water, salt and turmeric. Cover and cook in a pressure cooked. Once the cooker is cool enough to open, take out the pan. Check the consistency. If you want it softer, add some water and cook for 2 minutes till everything is mixed well. Make a tadka of oil, ga...