Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati rice,1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal),1 Onion – finely chopped,1 Onion – cut into rounds for garnish,4 cloves Garlic,2 Green Chillies,1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi),2 teaspoons Lemon juice,1 tablespoon Ghee,Salt – to taste
Time in minutes: 25 Servings: 4 Course: Dinner Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making Khatua Recipe, wash the rice and toor dal and soak it water for a hour.Now pressure cook the soaked rice and dal along with turmeric, salt, 5 cups of water for 5 to 6 whistles and let the pressure release in its own.Open the lid, mash the khichdi well and keep aside. Heat ghee in a small tadka pan, add the finely chopped onions and saute till translucent.Roughly pound the garlic and green chillies using a mortar and pestle and add it to the tadka pan.Saute till the raw smell of the garlic goes away. Pour this tadka into the cooked khichdi, add in the lemon juice and mix well.Garnish with the onions rings, and serve the Khatua Recipe along with some curd, salad and papad for a weeknight dinner.Serve Khatua along with Burani Raita, Palak Raita or any other raita of your choice.