Khichdi Rice and Lentil

Name: Khichdi Rice and Lentil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200g basmati rice; 200g split moong dal; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1cm piece ginger grated; 2 tbsp ghee or oil; salt to taste; pickle and yoghurt to serve

A comforting one-pot of rice and yellow lentils cooked with turmeric and cumin — Indian comfort food at its most pure.

Total time

35 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Indian

Vegan

Ingredients

200gbasmati rice

200gsplit moong dal

1 tspturmeric

1 tspcumin seeds

1cm pieceginger grated

2 tbspghee or oil

saltto taste

pickle and yoghurtto serve

Instructions

Rinse rice and dal together until water runs clear.

Heat ghee. Fry cumin seeds until they sizzle. Add ginger.

Add rice and dal. Stir 1 minute to coat.

Add 800ml water and turmeric. Season. Bring to boil then simmer covered 20 minutes.

Rest 5 minutes. Serve soft with ghee on top, pickle and yoghurt.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

Protein

1.9g

Fat

0.4g

Carbs

13.3g

Fiber

0.5g

Sodium

2mg

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