Khichadi (Microwave)
Khichadi is considered a light, healthy and comfort dish. It is very good to have it while stomach is upset. It is prepared by mixing green moong dal and rice for patients, though it can be made with other dals too. Today I have prepared it in microwave with multi stage + delayed cooking. Delay start cooking is very convenient function. With this feature, we can prepare food, even we are not at home or busy in other work. Here below is the whole process how to prepare khichdi with these functions and without(in simple microwave) too: Read carefully both the ways:
3/4 cup of mixed rice and green moong dal
salt to taste
1 tsp of turmeric powder
pinch of asafetida
1 tsp of cumin seeds
1 tsp of oil
1 tbsp of grated ginger
onion and tomato (optional)
Method
1. Wash the mixed dal and rice few times with water.
2. Take the dal and rice with 2.5 cups of water in ceramic pot . Its lid should be hole in it.
3. Add the salt, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, asfetida, ginger and oil. If using onion and tomato can be added too now. It is optional. Here I am making simple khichadi without it.
4. As we are making it in multistage cooking +delayed cooking . So keep it in microwave on turntable and close the door of microwave.
6. First we have to set power level and time (multi stage) as we needed different different power level and time for cooking it. Therefore, press power level, it will show 100% . Programme it for 3 minutes on 100% power. Now again press power level to 50 %. and set the time 2 minutes. Now again press power level to 30 % and set time for 15 minutes. Thus, we programmed 20 minutes time in total.
100%--------------3 minutes
50% ---------------2 minutes
30%---------------15 minutes
7. Now after setting power level and time press the clock icon to set the desired time for delay cooking. I wash the dal and rice at 9 AM. At least 2- 3 hours should be soaking time. So I set the time for delayed cooking 11.30 AM. Then to confirm the time press the go/start icon.
8. After setting the time for delay cooking, microwave oven clock will show the present time as usual.
9. At exact 11.30 cooking is started. After 20 minutes, khichdi is ready.
10. Now let it be in the microwave for 2 minutes as standing time.
11. Now take out the pot from the microwave and stir. Again cover it with lid till time of eating.
Khichdi in Simple Microwave
1. Wash dal and rice and soak it for 3 hours.
2. Put these soaked dal and rice in a ceramic pot with salt, turmeric powder, ginger, asafetida, cumin seeds and 1 tsp of oil.
3. Place the pot in microwave and cook it for 3 minutes on 100 % power.
4. Now again cook it on 2 minutes on 50 % power.
5. After that cook it on 30 % power for 15 minutes.
6. Now let it be for 2 minutes inside after cooking for standing time.
7. Now take out the pot and stir and cover the lid till the time of eating.
8. Healthy khichdi is ready to serve. It tastes great with ghee, pickle, curd, papad, and raita etc.
Tip
No need to stir in between in both ways.
Enjoy Healthy Cooking!!!
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