Kadhi and Khichdi - A nutritious and comforting meal, home-cooked by my mom is what I reminisce eating for many evening meals. Enter your email & I’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from me every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Minstry of Curry In winters, we enjoyed Khichdi with a piping hot bowl of yogurt-based soup{kadhi} and in the summer it was served with a cool and refreshing ginger-yogurt-cilantro drink {mathha}. Mom has a dozen Khichdi recipes that she rotates. Although, if I had to pick my favorite, it would be this one with mixed lentils that is aromatic and is lightly spiced with onion, ginger, garlic, and cilantro. I have adapted my mom’s Kadhi and Khichdi recipes using Instant Pot. It is now my go-to meal for busy weeknights or a lazy Sunday evening or on a day when I do not feel like cooking anything elaborate yet make sure we eat ahearty meal. Served with roasted papad and spicy pickle this makes a great comforting meal. This Khichdi recipe uses rice and mixed lentils with some basic spices. The Kadhi recipe is my adaption of the traditional Gujarati Kadhi that I have modified over the years for our taste preferences. Since this Khichdi recipe needs sautéing of onions and spices to bring out the aromatics, it works best cooked directly in the main pot. Once the Instant Pot lid is on you can basically walk away until you are ready for dinner as both these recipes work well with Natural Pressure Release.
Tip
If you have one Instant Pot, cook Kadhi on the stovetop or cook it first in the Instant Pot and then cook Khichdi next.
Plain Khichdi
To make the basic Khichdi that is light and easy to digest, skip the spices and make it with just rice, mung daal, salt, and turmeric. Add an extra cup of water to give it a softer consistency and serve with some ghee on top. Plain Khichdi makes great baby food as they are introduced to solids and also a good soft food option for the elderly or sick. Love Khichdi? Try these recipes:
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