Khichda

Prep time

10 min

Cook Time

50 min

Total Time

60 min

Course :
Servings :6
Author :Munira Aslam Description :

Ingredients

  • 500 grams of lamb meat
  • 1 cup of broken wheat
  • 1/2 cup of chana
  • 1/4 cup Moong Dal
  • 1/4 cup Masoor Dal
  • 1 cup of oil
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic
  • 1 big onion
  • 2-3 green chilies
  • 2-3 garlic chopped
  • 4 tbsp of red chilli powder
  • 2 tbsp coriander
  • 2 tbsp cumin powder
  • 2 tsp of garam masala
  •  turmeric powder
  • salt to taste
  • For garnishing
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped coriander
  • 1 small piece of ginger
  • 1/2 cup fried onion Birsta
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 2-3 chopped green chilies

Ingredients

  1. Soak the broken wheat over night and lentils for 1- 1 1/2 hours.
  2. Boil soaked wheat in big vessel with 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste salt and green chilies.
  3. While wheat is boiling pressure cook meat along with  lentils, ginger garlic paste ,salt and dry masala cook until meat is finely done and lentils are nicely mixed with it
  4.  Blend the boiled wheat with big wooden spoon to give it nice luscious texture , you can use hand blender too but this old method to blend it with wooden spoon is the best.
  5.  Add the meat and lentils mixture to boiled wheat ,mix well.
  6. In a small wok take 1/2 cup oil add chopped garlic and garam masala with all  dried spice powder(you can use khichda masala pack which will add extra charm in your dish)
  7. Pour this fried garlic on top of khichda and mix well again.
  8. Add 4-5 glasses of water and cook on medium heat.
  9. keep cooking the mixture by continuously mashing the mixture for another half an hour. This creates the sticky khichda
  10. Meanwhile deep fry the onions for garnishing on low flame until, light brown and crisp.
    Keep aside the Birsta.
  11. Finally, heat the ghee till smoking, drizzle the ghee on the khichda while serving.
  12. Garnish with lemon juice, ginger, chopped coriander leaves, and the fried onions.
  13. Serve hot with naan or Irani Khubz.
Munira Aslam
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