Khichdi and Chaas

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5 from 3 votes

A combination of warm lentils and rice with a cold, salty yogurt drink

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: comfort food

Servings:

Calories: 296kcal

Author: Puja

Ingredients

For the Khichdi

1 cup basmati rice
½ cup mung dal
2 tsp ghee
A pinch of salt
2 ½ cups water

For the Chaas

½ cup thick plain yogurt such as Greek yogurt
2 cups water
1 tsp cumin toasted coarsely ground
½ tsp salt

Instructions

For the Khichdi

Rinse the rice until the water is no longer cloudy. Drain.
Add all of the ingredients to a pressure cooker: rice, dal, ghee, salt and water.
Bring to pressure under medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low. Boil under pressure for 12 minutes. (If using whistle counting method, about 6 whistles).

For the Chaas

Whisk the yogurt to remove any lumps that are in the yogurt. Add a little bit of water and salt, whisk again. Add the rest of the water, whisk some more. Top with cumin and serve.

Notes

Chaas should have the consistency of whole milk. If you use a thinner yogurt, just reduce the amount of water you use to prevent it from becoming too watery. I toast my cumin seeds in a small pan without any oil, then I crush them in a mortar and pestle but not too much.

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