Name: Pumpkin Khichdi (most comfort food) recipe by Suhasini Naidu at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1 Cup Moong Dal; 200 grams Pumpkin cut small cube; 2 medium sized onion fine chopped; 1 fine chopped tomatoes; 1/4 Black mustard seeds; 1/4 cumin seeds; 5 Chopped green chili; 1/4 turmeric powder; 2 red chili; 1 coriander powder; 1tbs garam masala; Salt for taste; 1 sugar; ghee; Coriander leaves

ABOUT Pumpkin Khichdi (most comfort food) RECIPE

Khichdi is a staple food in India. In every household once in a week Khichdi is prepared. So, let’s make the Khichdi more tastier by adding (Pumpkin) to it, Khichdi specially perpare during summer season because it is a very comforting lunch in hot summer days as it keeps stomach cool and when accompanied with raita , it becomes more soothing for stomach pumpkin makes Khichdi a lot more tastier.

Ingredients Serving: 2

1 cup rice
1 Cup Moong Dal
200 grams Pumpkin cut small cube
2 medium sized onion fine chopped
1 fine chopped tomatoes
1/4 Black mustard seeds
1/4 cumin seeds
5 Chopped green chili
1/4 turmeric powder
2 red chili
1 coriander powder
1tbs garam masala
Salt for taste
1 sugar
ghee
Coriander leaves

Instructions

Chop pumpkin in small size.
Take a cooker, add ghee and add black mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, and green chili.
Add chopped onion, tomatoes and pumpkin to it.
Add Turmeric powder, dry chill ,garam masala, salt for taste, Sugar, dry coriander powder.
Add washed rice and moong dal to it. Mix properly and on a low flame cook for two minutes.
Add water and cook on a medium flame in the pressure cooker like usual khichdi.
After 5-6 whistle turn off the stove.
Garnish with coriander leaves
Pumpkin Khichdi is ready
Serve with raita. Potato fry , Pickle, Papad . Ghee and green chutney.

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