kuttu ki khichdi
Buckwheat khichdi is easy to prepare khichdi with buckwheat groats (sabut kuttu), potatoes and peanuts for Navratri fasting. Wholesome super food.
Servings: 2 to 3
Calories: 544kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon raw peanuts
- 1 tablespoon Ghee or 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 green chili - chopped
- ½ inch ginger - finely chopped
- 2 medium potatoes chopped in small cubes
- 1 cup kuttu (buckwheat or buckwheat groats)
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon sugar or organic unrefined cane sugar
- rock salt (edible and food grade) as required (sendha namak or upwas ka namak)
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
- lemon juice or as required - optional
Instructions
preparation for kuttu ki khichdi
- Roast peanuts in a frying pan or tava till they become crunchy and golden. Let them cool.
- Remove and make a coarse powder of them in a mortar-pestle or in a coffee grinder. Keep the powdered peanuts aside.
- Pick and then rinse the buckwheat a few times in water and keep aside.
making kuttu ki khichdi
- Heat ghee or oil in a pan or pot. Add the cumin and saute till they crackle.
- Then add the green chili and ginger and saute for a few seconds.
- Add the potato cubes and saute for 2 to 3 minutes till the potatoes become crisp from the edges. Stir often. Its better to chop the potatoes in smaller cubes, so that they cook faster.
- Add the ground peanuts and saute for half a minute. Later add the rinsed buckwheat. Stir well and saute for 1 to 2 mins.
- Add the water, sugar, salt.
- Stir and cover the pan and allow the buckwheat to simmer on a low flame.
- Cook till all the water is absorbed and the buckwheat has cooked well.
- Add coriander leaves and give a final stir.
- Serve buckwheat khichdi hot or warm drizzled with lemon juice.
Nutrition
Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 1275mg | Potassium: 1345mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 27.5mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 9.5mg