This is another recipe from Geeta Perima of the instant sambar powder recipe fame. A lot of you wrote in saying you tried it and loved it for its simplicity. This is another nice dish that she had made us for dinner on the night we landed. Paired with some mildly sweet Gujarati Khadi and potato chips, this made for an amazing dinner.
You'll need some good quality halved green gram and normal rice that you use every day. I bought this green dal from Bombay and it was so fresh and shiny and dirt-free!
You'll also need three kinds of greens for the recipe:
1. Green spinach or palak
2. Fresh coriander leaves/cilantro or kothmeer/kothamalli/malliyila
3. Mint leaves/pudina.
I got all three bunches fresh from Little India, especially to make this dish myself 🙂
You will also need to grind up some stuff. This is the essence of the recipe so, read on.
Palak Khichdi RecipeSource: Geetha PerimaServes: 2 to 3What I Used:2 cups rice1 cup halved green dal (always use 2:1 ratio for rice:dal)1 bunch green spinach, chopped fine1 large onion, chopped1 teaspoon jeera/cumin¼ teaspoon turmeric powder½ teaspoon red chilli powder½ teaspoon garam masala or goda masala1 teaspoon ghee (optional)1 tablespoon oilSalt to tasteTo grind:1 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves½ cup loosely packed mint leaves2 green chillies, or to tasteA 1" piece of ginger4 cloves of garlic2 tomatoes5-6 pearl onions/shallotsHow I Made It:1. Wash and soak the dal and rice together for 30 mins.2. Grind all the ingredients under the 'to grind' list adding no water.3. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker pan and add the jeera. When it splutters, add the chopped onion. Fry until golden brown. Then add the chopped spinach and stir until soft and wilted.4. To this, add the ground paste and mix well with salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and garam masala. Let it cook for a min.5. Now add the soaked rice and dal. Add 4 cups water. Cook for 4-5 whistles in the pressure cooker. If you are using a normal pan, make sure you cook covered until the rice and dal is cooked thoroughly.6. While hot, mix in 1 teaspoon ghee and serve.
Best served with Gujarati Khadi. I had made some but the pictures turned out really bad so will post the next time I make it. 
Pari
This sounds so flavorful Nags. Beautiful clicks.
Cardamom
this is my favorite.....my mom used to make this for me, and you brought back some fond memories of her......love it!
RAKS KITCHEN
Absolutely new to me and sounds very different with all those greens!
Shri
Yummo!One pot healthy and a nutritious meal!Love it!
Anupama
Fabulous click and a very nice dish... a complete meal all in one dish I would say 🙂
Mahimaa's kitchen
as I read the ingredients, my mouth waters. i love that instant sambar. have made it so many times!
RV
Yet another rare recipe from you which I have never heard before 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Aparna
Looks quite good. I wouldn't (nor my daughter who doesn't like the stuff) have known there was spinach in this. 🙂
I can see I have missed a lot here, again!
Aparna
Looks quite good. I wouldn't (nor my daughter who doesn't like the stuff) have known there was spinach in this. 🙂
I can see I have missed a lot here, again!
Soma
This is not the plain old khichdi at all. This is a designer khichdi or a pulav khichdi 😉 love it and i have never used the green dal to make khichdi.