Khichdi

 Friday was a beautiful day here in Naperville; we took the kids to the pool and spent a long time at the pool with some friends. I was wondering if we would get time to make the Saandanya, but it went really fast and they came out really good and tasty.

I did update the blog with a picture of the Saandanya.

I really liked the rice rava (Cream of Rice) we bought here at an Indian Grocery store. The coconut milk was from an Asian store and that too was very nice and thick.

It made me realize that with all these ingredients available in the stores, prepping and cooking takes less time and the food still tastes just as good.

Traditionally, I extract the coconut milk myself which usually takes a couple of hours.

I first grate the fresh coconut, grind it in a food processor and then extract the milk.

Today is Shravani Shanivar(Saturday).

Some people fast on Shravani Shanivar.

The meal to "break the fast" consists of a rice dish cooked along with a lentil (toor dal) which together is called Khichdi. The vegetable is "Maath" (a leafy vegetable) and the sweet on the left side is a bit of jaggery.

Coconut milk or tup (clarified butter) is poured on the Khichdi.

I would like to share the recipe of Khichdi :

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice           1  cup

Toor Dal (unoily)     ½ cup

Onion chopped       ¼ cup

Pearl Onions           5 (peeled and whole)

Asafoetida              ¼ tspn

Turmeric Powder     ¼ tspn

Water                    2 ½ cups

Salt to taste

Procedure:

In a pot add the water, dal, asafetida and turmeric powder.

Let it cook till the dal is half cooked.

Add the Rice, chopped onion, pearl onions and salt to the dal and cook it till the rice is cooked.

Cover and keep for about 10minutes.

Serve with Coconut milk or tup along with the khichdi.

It is simple to make and just as tasty!!

Enjoy!!