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How to make Moong Dal Khichdi at home! - 5 Minute recipe

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For those unaware,  khichdi  is a complete meal made with rice and lentils which are pressure cooked together and in India it’s synonyms with illness. I mean if you are ill, you eat  khichdi ! Usually the simple  khichdi   is made  using only rice, lentil (usually  moong  dal since it’s very light on the stomach) salt and turmeric. It’s served with little ghee on top and with side of yogurt. It’s very easy on your stomach and that’s what mom made us  whenever  we were down with fever or stomach ache or whatever. It’s also one of those things which most Indian students learn to cook when they leave the country. Every Indian students carries with them a pressure cooker and is always told by their mom to make  khichdi  if nothing else. You just add rice and dal and water and pressure cook. Can’t get simpler that right? Wrong! It becomes all wrong when you have no idea on how to go about it! I never thought I...