The recipe of Khichda varies from region to region. Today I am sharing you the recipe of my ma in law. This is a heirloom recipe and has a unique taste for the type of masalas used Though the procedure is a bit lengthy but once understood or prepared in steps or advance, can be easily followed. Kichda thought can be consumed all through the year. But it is specially prepared during Ramadan & on Yaume Ashura (ie 10th of Moharram )
I
1 Glass Broken Wheat
1/3 cup Chana Dal
1/3 cup Whole Masoor Dal
1 tsp Salt
2 glasses of water
Extra 2 glasses of water for grinding
500 gm mutton or Chicken pcs
1 onion small sliced
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
1/2 glass of water
II
For Fried Masala: follow the instruction as per the link
2 medium size onion slices
1tsp oil
5 -6 garlic
2 ” ginger
3 whole green chilly
few sprig of coriander leaves
10 pepper corns
3 cloves
1 Black cardamom
1/2″ cinnamon
III
1 cup oil
1 small sized onion sliced
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp of Thanda Masala
1 & 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
Salt to taste
bunch of Coriander leaves
5 -6 green chillies
IV
For Garnish
1 recipe of Birasta (Fried Onion)
Remaining oil of fried onion.
Lemon wedges
Method
- Put 1 Glass Broken Wheat + 1/3 cup Chana Dal+1/3 cup Whole Masoor Dal+1 tsp Salt + 2 glasses of water in pressure cooker and cook for about 4 whistles. Ground to coarse paste in the grinder with around two glasses of water when cool.
- Prepping the mutton: Pressure cook mutton + oil + onion + salt till 3/4 cooked. Keep aside
- Prepare the tala hua masala or fried masala as per the link with the above mentioned ingredient II.
- Now to the actual preparation: Heat oil in the heavy bottom deep pan. Add the sliced onion. Once translucent . Add the fried masala. Fry for few secs till the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder followed by boiled mutton along with water. Now add the thanda masala. Fry for few minutes
- Add the coarse wheat and dal mixture to the mutton.
- Add slit green chilly and chopped coriander leaves. Cook on medium heat till thick .
- Adjust the salt levels and serve garnished with oil, fried onions and lemon juice.
Hope you enjoy & devour this Khichda for it uniqueness. Remember me and my family in duas this ramadan . Have a blessed Ramadan.
Ramadan – An event to share will return next year. Thanks for your understanding and will return back to all who were interested in participating this year.
Huma Kalim
Serves 6 to 7
1 hrPrep Time
45 minCook Time
1 hr, 45 Total Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- I
- 1 Glass Broken Wheat
- 1/3 cup Chana Dal
- 1/3 cup Whole Masoor Dal
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 glasses of water
- Extra 2 glasses of water for grinding
- 500 gm mutton or Chicken pcs
- 1 onion small sliced
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- 1/2 glass of water
- II
- For Fried Masala: follow the instruction as per the link
- 2 medium size onion slices
- 1tsp oil
- 5 -6 garlic
- 2 " ginger
- 3 whole green chilly
- few sprig of coriander leaves
- 10 pepper corns
- 3 cloves
- 1 Black cardamom
- 1/2" cinnamon
- III
- 1 cup oil
- 1 small sized onion sliced
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp of Thanda Masala
- 1 & 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
- Salt to taste
- bunch of Coriander leaves
- 5 -6 green chillies
- IV
- For Garnish
- 1 recipe of Birasta (Fried Onion)
- Remaining oil of fried onion.
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Put 1 Glass Broken Wheat + 1/3 cup Chana Dal+1/3 cup Whole Masoor Dal+1 tsp Salt + 2 glasses of water in pressure cooker and cook for about 4 whistles. Ground to coarse paste in the grinder with around two glasses of water when cool.
- Prepping the mutton: Pressure cook mutton + oil + onion + salt till 3/4 cooked. Keep aside
- Prepare the tala hua masala or fried masala as per the link with the above mentioned ingredient II.
- Now to the actual preparation: Heat oil in the heavy bottom deep pan. Add the sliced onion. Once translucent . Add the fried masala. Fry for few secs till the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder followed by boiled mutton along with water. Now add the thanda masala. Fry for few minutes
- Add the coarse wheat and dal mixture to the mutton.
- Add slit green chilly and chopped coriander leaves. Cook on medium heat till thick .
- Adjust the salt levels and serve garnished with oil, fried onions and lemon juice.
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