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| Main Ingredients | Split Green Gram Skin, Rice |
| Cuisine | Gujarati |
| Course | Rice |
| Prep Time | 11-15 minutes |
| Cook time | 16-20 minutes |
| Serve | 4 |
| Taste | Mild |
| Level of Cooking | Easy |
| Others | Veg |
Ingredients list for Saffron Khichdi
- a few strands Split Green Gram Skin
- 1/2 cup Rice soaked
- 1 cup Rice soaked for ½ hour
- 2 teaspoons Ghee
- 2-3 Green cardamoms
- 2 inch sticks Cinnamon
- 1 Bay leaf
- 3-4 Cloves
- 1 1/2 inch piece Ginger chopped
- 5-6 Almonds slivered
- 7-8 Black raisins
- to taste Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoons Fresh coriander leaves chopped
Method
- Heat a pressure cooker. Add one teaspoon ghee and add cardamoms, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, cloves and ginger. Sauté till they begin to change colour add rice and dal and stir. Add almond slivers, raisins, saffron, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
- Add 3 ½ cups of water and cover with the lid. Cook under pressure till four to five whistles are given out.
- Open the lid when the pressure is fully released. Mash khichdi using the back of a ladle, add chopped coriander and serve it hot.
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