masoor dal khichdi

cooking time : 15 minutes 
preparation time : nil 







ingredients :


rice                                         1 cup 
Split Red Gram (arhar dal)       1/2 cup
split red lentil (masoor dal )         1/2 cup 
salt to taste 
water                                            2 cups


for tempering /tadka :

onion                      1 finely chopped 
green chillies                3  finely chopped 
oil                                        2 tbsp 


method :

• in a pressure cooker take split red gram ( arhar dal ) , split red lentil (masoor dal ) , and rice , mix all the ingredients together . 
• wash it with water .
• add 2 cup of water and salt . and allow it to get 1 steam . close the flame and let the steam get finish by it self ( wait ten minutes ) .
• in a small tempering pan heat up two tbsp of vegetable oil add finely chopped onion and stir occasionally . let the onion get fine light golden color then add finely chopped chilies . and cook it for more 30 seconds on slow flame . 
• pour this mixture into prepared khichdi or rice and lentil mixture . 
• remove in a platter and serve with desi ghee , achar , or just like that .

Upma (spicy semolina )

cooking time : 15 minutes
preparation time : 10 minutes 









ingredients :


oil                             2 tbsp
red chilly                  3
mustard seeds             1/2 tsp
cumin seeds                  1/2 tsp
yellow gram                      1 tbsp ( soaked water for 30 minutes)
onion chopped                    1 
ginger chopped                     1 tbsp
water                                    3 cups
curry leafs                           10
lemon juice                  1 tbsp
peas boiled ( optional )             1 tbsp
salt to taste 


to garnish : 
curry leafs           7



method :

• to prepare upma heat oil in a pan add dry red chilly , mustard seeds , cumin seeds , yellow gram,and stir this for some time .

• add chopped onion chopped ginger and cook it till onion get light golden color . 
• add semolina . curry leafs and roast this mixture on slow flame . 

• there after boil 3 cups of water in other pan add lemon juice and salt and allow this to boil . when it starts boiling pour this water into semolina mixture . 
• add boiled peas and stir for a while cover and cook for 5 minutes . 
• remove in a platter garnish it with curry leaf and serve .