Taste Of Home Favourites: 10 Khichdi Recipes

Who doesn't like khichdi! Bolly diva Kareena Kapoor, we recently discovered, eats it every few days. PM Narendra Modi prefers it too. As did late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Mughals ate a lot of khichdi. A Bengali version called Nani Ma’s khichdi is popular in the Bachchan home. There is a khichdi for every mood, weather, diet, state...

  

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Lotus Seed and Broken Wheat Khichdi

If you’re dying for something light but tasty, make your khichdi with daliya, makhana (lotus seeds), lotus stems as per Chef Sahil Sabhlok's unique recipe.

Please find the recipe here: Lotus Seed and Broken Wheat Khichdi

Pic: Chef Sahil Sabhlok for Rediff.com

Sweet Potato Khichdi

This recipe takes inspiration from the beloved Maharashtrian sabudana khichdi but instead of sabudana, actor Sonali Bendre swaps it for sweet potatoes, adding a naturally sweet flavour and a boost of nutrition.

Please find the recipe here: Sweet Potato Khichdi Recipe

Pic: Kind courtesy Sonali Bendre Behl/Instagram

Butter Chicken Khichdi

Khichdi does not necessarily imply a vegetarian meal. Mini Ribeiro locates a recipe that uses a tonne of intriguing ingredients including chicken tikka, cashews, tomato gravy, black pepper. You can't find a jazzier one-pot dal-rice dish.

Please find the recipe here: Butter Chicken Khichdi

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Cheesy Hari Bhari Khichdi

Maharaj Jodharam Choudhary adds loads of greens into a hatke khichdi that also contains peas and a sprinkling of cheese.

Please find the recipe here: Cheesy Hari Bhari Khichdi

Pic: Khandani Rajdhani for Rediff.com

Vegetable Poha Khichdi

Maharaj Bhanwar Singh takes a short cut and cooks up khichdi using poha or flattened rice with yellow mung dal and a medley of vegetables of your choice.

Please find the recipe here: Vegetable Poha Khichdi

Pic: Khandani Rajdhani for Rediff.com

Mung Dal Khichdi

Asiya's rice-dal combo is simple and 'homely'. Yellow mung dal goes in, so does ginger-garlic paste, ajwain (carom seeds), mint and more.

Please find the recipe here: Mung Dal Khichdi

 

 
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Sabudana Khichdi

In Maharashtra and Gujarat, a firm breakfast fave is Sabudana Khichdi. It's light, quick and filling the way Manisha Deshpande Kotian makes it, with alus, tapioca pearls and crushed peanuts. She serves it with dahi (yoghurt).

Please find the recipe here: Sabudana Khichdi

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Bajre Ki Khichdi

Hearty and nutritious, Jayanti Soni version is a wholesome blend of pearl millets (bajra) and many types of lentils. This traditional Rajasthani delicacy also uses jaggery, a little peanuts, spices.

Please find the recipe here: Bajre Ki Khichdi

Pic: Kind courtesy Dhairya Soni

Sweet Khichdi

Nalini J Kudalkar has decided she likes her khichdi sweet. The roasted mung dal and rice dish also has jaggery, coconut and rich coconut milk, achieving a creamy texture and not too sweet taste. 

Please find the recipe here: Sweet Khichdi

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Green Mung Khichdi

Girish Mehta offers another version of the most popular recipe for this epitome of a comfort food, utilising broken rice and split green gram (mung dal) with the warmth/fire of cumin and black pepper. 

Please find the recipe here: Green Mung Khichdi

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