Gujarati Khichdi

This recipe will serve 4 hungry people.

Ratio
Rice : Dal
3 : 1

Rice + Dal : water
1 : 3
Meaning - When you mix the rice and dal together , that quantity times 3 is the amount of water that has to be used.
In the below recipe I have used 1 1/2 cups rice and 1/2 cup dal. Both together equals 2 cups. So I used 6 glasses of water for cooking the khichdi.

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 1/2 cups
Cheru payar / dal / lentils - 1/2 cup
Ghee/ clarified butter - 2 tbsp + 1 tbsp
Jeera / cumin seed - 1 tsp
Cloves - 3
Cinnamon stick - 4 pieces of 1 inch lenght
Asafoetida - 1 tsp
Vegetables* - 2 cups
Salt

*An assortment of vegetables like carrots, beans, green peas and cauliflower can be used in varying quantities.

Method:
Wash and soak the rice and dal in water for half hour.
Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pressure cooker and add the whole spices.
Once spluttered , add the asafoetida and the drained rice + dal.
Fry for a minute and add the vegetables.
Add 6 cups of water and salt to taste.
Mix well.
Put the lid on and add the pressure weight.
Reduce flame after one whistle and cook for 15 more minutes.
Open after all steam has escaped.
Mix well and serve hot topped with ghee.

Serve with Kadhi.