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Moraiya Khichadi: August 20, 2011

Filed under: Starters / Appetizers / Farsan — dhara0512 @ 6:42 pm
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A very healthy and easy to cook recipe, thou we (Hindus) usually cook Moraiyo when we fast, when we eat majority stuffs which are quite unhealthy or full of calories but this recipe / dish is exceptional…

Requirements:

Moraiyo / Samo : ½ Cup

Green Chilli Paste : ½ tea Spoon

Roasted Peanut Powder : 2 Table Spoon

Cumin Seeds : 1 ½ Tea Spoon

Curry Leaves : 5 to 6

Curd : 1 Table Spoon

Oil : 1 Table Spoon

Water : 3 Cups

Salt / Sindhalun to taste

Process:

Step 1: Add oil in a non stick pan and add cumin seeds and let them splutter.

Step 2: Add curry leaves, green chilli paste and add water and let them come to boil.

Step 3: Add the clean moraiya’s grains to the boiling water.

Step 4: Add salt to taste and mix them well.

Step 5: Let the above cook for 2 to 3 minutes on medium flame.

Step 6: Add the coarsely crushed roasted peanuts powder to the above mixture.

Step 7: Mix all the above well, close the lead of the pan and let them cook for 2 to 3 minutes on low flame.

Step 8: Add curd (without lumps) to the above mix, and let everything cook till the mixture gets the consistency of a batter.

Step 9: Serve it hot with freshly chopped coriander.

Tips:

1 : If you want to add potatoes in the above mix, than chop 1 medium sized potato finely and add them with curry leaves, green chilli paste and water, close the lead of the pan and let them cook them till the potatoes becomes tender.

2 : In case if you fill that water is less at the time of adding roasted peanuts powder than add a little more to the mix.