MIXED VEGETABLE KHICHIDI

Here is a quick and easy,wholesome and tasty  breakfast....

There are times when you are pressed for time or not just in a mood to spend a long session before the stove...

or when you have just a little of this and that in your kitchen and you have to whip up a meal without a magic wand and feed a hungry army ...

In such a time ,this dish is a savior...

In fact,it was one such a morning when I whipped up this Khichidi and let me tell you-It as a sellout!


INGREDIENTS

• RAWA-1 1/2 CUP
• OATMEAL-1/2 CUP
• SEMOLINA(SEMIYA) 1/2 CUP
• ONION-1
• TOMATO-1
• CARROT-1
• POTATO(SMALL)-1
• SHELLED GREEN PEAS-1 TABLESPOON
• GREEN CHILLIES-3-4
• TURMERIC POWDER-1/4 TEASPOON
• LIME JUICE-1 TABLESPOON
• CASHEW NUTS-10
• MUSTARD SEEDS-1/4 TEASPOON
• URAD DHAL-1/2 TEASPOON
• CHANNA DHAL-1/2 TEASPOON
• OIL -2 TABLESPOONS
• SALT TO TASTE
• CURRY LEAVES AND CORIANDER LEAVES-FEW

MEHTOD

• Heat a tablespoon of oil.
• Fry the broken cashew nuts and lightly fry the rawa,semolina and oatmeal till they become a crumbly mixture.Keep aside.
• Chop the onions,carrot,potato and tomato into small pieces.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a kadai.
• Fry the mustard seeds and dhals.
• Fry the chopped chillies and onions till the onions turn transparent.
• Now saute the chopped vegetables and peas.
• Add the salt and turmeric powder.
• Add 4 cups of water and boil well till the vegetables are cooked.
• Now,reduce the heat of the stove and add the roasted rawa mixture little by little,stirring continuously so no lumps are formed.
• Increase the heat and stir continuously till it absorbs the water and leaves the sides of the kadai.
• Remove from heat and add the lime juice and mix well.
• Garnish with curry and coriander leaves.
• Serve with chutneys ,sambar or any side dish of your choice.