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Khichdi is a healthy Indian dish made with rice and moong lentils. Various other ingredients like ghee (clarified butter), cumin seeds, ginger and asafoetida are optionally used depending on the preferences. This simple and humble dish is the first food for babies and people recovering from sickness.
Khichdi or khichri (Urdu: کھچڑی, romanized: khicṛī, Hindi: खिचड़ी, romanized: khicṛī, pronounced [ˈkʰɪtʃɽiː], Bengali: খিচুড়ি, romanized: Khicuṛi, Odia: ଖେଚୁଡି) is a dish in South Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils (dal) with numerous variations. Variations include bajra and mung dal khichri.
In the English language, people also call it salty porridge. It is being made in many Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. A few other names for khichdi in different languages are Khisiri in Assamese, Kisuri in Sylheti, Khichuri in Bengali, and Khechidi in Odia.
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I use toor dal which is my preferred dal variety for Dal khichdi; its easy to digest and also cooks quickly. You can swap it for moong dal if you prefer. I've also used basmati here although any short grain rice would be good too.