Saturday, November 9, 2013

khichda ( bombay khichda mohurram special )



cooking time : 49-60 minutes
preparation time : 20 minutes 


ingredients :


mutton                        2 kg with bones 
dalya  (wheat porridge)                         1/2 kg  
Barely   (jao )                     1/4 cup
red lentil  (masoor daal )                    1/4 cup
split gram lentil(chana daal )           1/4 cup
yellow lentil  (arhar daal )         1/4 cup
rice                                             1/4 cup
oil                                   1 cup
ginger garlic paste                    2 tbsp
onion choped                             2 finely chopped 
red chilly powder                    2 tbsp
coriander powder                     2 tbsp
cumin powder                          1 tbsp
turmeric powder                        1 tsp
garam masala powder               1 tbsp
green chilly paste                     1 tbsp
green coriander paste             1 tbsp
bay leaf                                           2
curd                                     1 cup
coriander leaf                          1 cup
tomato finely chopped             3 to 5 

to garnish :

lemon slices                3
mint leaf fresh           1 cup
coriander leaf              1 cup
fried onion                      1 cup 

preparation :

step 1 
  • soak dalya , barely , gram lentil , yellow lentil ( arhar daal ), rice  separately  in bowl for 4 to 5 hours . 
  • then add water and boil all individually .and set aside . 

method :

step 2
  • in a pressure cooker heat oil add chopped onion , bay leaf , chopped onion and ginger garlic paste and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes . 
  • add cumin powder , turmeric powder , coriander powder red chilly powder and salt sauté for 2 minutes then add green chilly paste , and fresh coriander paste sauté again for 2 minutes . 

  • add chopped tomato stir for a while then cover for 2 minutes till tomato get soften . add mutton and sauté for 5 minutes on high flame . 

  • add curd and 1 cup of water and cover and cook till mutton get cooked .
step 3 :


  • in a large pan take all the boiled lentils ( daals ie yellow lentil, rice , gram lentil, dalya )and mix well ).
  • then pour prepared cooked mutton with its gravy . and sauté .add fresh coriander leaf , 1 lemon juice , garam masala powder , and give a nice stir till all gets mixed well . allow it to get a boil . then slow down the flame and cook for 3 to 10 minutes more .
  • remove in a serving platter and garnish it with fried onion , lemon slices fresh coriander , and mint leave . serve . 

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