Samai khichdi | Little millet khichdi upma | Samak rice khichdi

Cuisine Style: Ancient Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Type: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Weight loss & Easy diabetic recipes

Ingredients

• Samai arisi [Little millet, sama rice, samak rice]- 2 cups
• Carrot – 2 [cut into cubes]
• Tomato – 1 [chopped]
• Onion-1[sliced]
• Green chilli - 1[chopped]
• Ginger - 1tbsp [finely chopped]
• Curry leaves- 1 spring
• Coriander leaves-2 tbsp [chopped]
• Mustard seeds-1 tbsp
• Bengal gram-1 tbsp
• Urad dal-1 tbsp
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water-3 ½ to 4 cups

Preparation Method

• Wash & soak samai arisi for 15 min.
• Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add mustard seeds & let its splutter.
• Then add Bengal gram, urad dal sauté gently.
• Add onion sauté well then add ginger, green chilli, carrot, & curry leaves sauté.
• Add tomato, red chilli powder & turmeric powder sauté till soft.
• Then add water, salt mix well & let it boil.
• Then add samai arisi mix well then cover it and cook for 3 to 4 whistle.
• Then add coriander leaves & lemon juice mix well and serve hot with coconut chutney, pickle.

Samak rice khichdi