Broken Wheat Khichdi

This is one of my most favourite dishes that my mum cooked. She used to make it a little runny and soupy which is another reason why I loved it. Broken Wheat Khichdi is easy to cook, light, healthy and nutritious.

Nutritional Information  (Approx)			(per serving)
Energy	253		Calories
Fat	9		%
Carbohydrate	15		%
Dietary Fiber	24		%
Sodium	33		%
Vitamin A	6		%
Vitamin C	1		%
Calcium	1		%
Iron	14		%
Protein	5.9		Grams
Sugar	0.7		Grams

Broken wheat

Broken wheat(Dalia) is a good replacement for White rice and is a healthy choice for people on weight loss diet.

Broken wheat is also good for diabetics since it is high in fibre and is a complex carbohydrate. It can be used as a replacement in all rice dishes.

Ingredients
Broken wheat (Dalia)	1 cup
Yellow Moong daal	1/2 cup
Onion chopped	1
Green chillies slit	4
Carrot/beetroot/cucumber/radish chopped
Turmeric 1/2 tsp	1/2 tsp
Salt	to taste
Pepper powder (Optional)	1/2 tsp
Salt	to taste
Water	3-4 cups
Ginger grated	1 tsp

To Temper
Oil	1 tsp
Mustard seeds	1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds	1/2 tsp

Soak Moong dal in water and keep it aside.
In a pot, heat oil and add Mustard seeds and Cumin seeds.

Once the mustard seeds start popping, add Onion and green chillies and fry till the onion looks transparent.

Add Veggies, Grated ginger and fry for 2 minutes.

Add Turmeric powder, pepper powder and mix well.

Add water and bring to boil.

Add moong dal and broken wheat and cook them for 15-20 minutes until they are soft and mushy. You can increase or decrease water as per the consistency you need. Once Moon dal is cooked, add salt and cooked for 2 more minutes.




Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.