Chicken Khichdi

The festive season was never like this for me. For the first time, I am so busy, that I am not able to visit my own blog. This year, I started my Laxmi puja, all alone in the new city. But I really enjoyed doing all the works which my Ma does at home, during the Pujas. Now I am busy with packing because I am going home after so many months. So here is the recipe of my favorite old dish & may be I will start posting the new ones soon.

Ingredients:

Rice - 100gm \ 1 large cup, uncooked

Red Lentil or Musur daal- 50gm, no need to fry

Chicken - 1 cup, chopped or shreded

onion - 1, small, chopped

Garlic - 4-4 cloves, halved

Ginger paste - 1tbsp

chilly - 1, halved

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Fenugreek sedds - 1tsp

Onion seeds - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/3 tsp

Oil to fry

Salt to taste

Sugar

Water (do not worry about quantity)

Method:

1. Wash & soak, both rice & daal, together or separately.

2. Heat oil in a cooker. Add onion, cumin & fenugreek seeds. When the seeds start to splatter, add garlic, followed by onions. Saute for 1-2min. Add the ginger pastes. Add chicken pieces. Cook for 3mins.

3. Add rice & daal. Add salt, sugar, chilly flakes & turmeric powder. Saute for 5 more mins.

4. Add 4cups of water. Cover and cook on high flame & wait for the cooker to whistle 4-5 times. Turn off the heat & let it set for 10-15 mins.

5. You can adjust the liquid amount of the khichdi according to your taste. Transfer to a serving plate & enjoy.