Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Green gram vegetable kichidi

With a lot of green gram left in my kitchen and not much else, I was wondering what to do with it. It was a long time since I made kichidi. That's when this healthy, wholesome dinner idea presented itself, and I prepared it in just minutes.


Ingredients (serves 2):

green gram - 1 cup
carrot+cabbage+peas - 1 cup, chopped
green chillies - 3
curry leaves - a twig
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - a pinch
lemon juice - 1 tbsp
oil - 1 tbsp
salt - 1 tsp (adjust according to taste)

Method:

Heat oil. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves and green chillies. and fry for a minute. Add washed green gram, vegetables, turmeric powder and salt. Pressure cook with 3 cups of water till done (do not overcook). Add lemon juice and serve hot.