Mom's Kitchdi

Hi,
I don’t know what is this recipe called as. Whether it is Hyderabadi Kitchdi or just Kitchdi. My mom cooks it so deliciously; and hence I decided to call this as my mom’s kitchdi. This is very easy to cook and takes a very less time. Whenever we return home tired from shopping or traffic ; we tend to cook this as it is easy and very delicious.

Ingredients:

Shajeera – 1 tsp.
Lavangam-1
Tej Pattha-1
Patta-1/2 inch
Karipattha(Karivepaaku)
Onions-2(medium sized)
Potato-2(medium sized)
GingerGarlic paste – 2 tsp.
Red Gram Dal-1/2 Glass [ Red gram dal is also called as siri senaga paapu].
Rice-Glass.
Water-3 Glasses.
Green Chillies(Slitted)- 4
Ghee/Oil.
Salt to taste.
3 Pinches of pasupu(Haldi).


Procedure:
Soak the dal for around 30 mins.
Wash rice and keep a side.
Heat a vessel(Bhandi) and put oil/ghee in it.
When its enough heated, put ingredients 1,2,3,4.
After few seconds(before the above ingredients are totally fried) ; add chillies.
After few seconds ; add Karipattha.
When the fragnance of Karipattha emanates add onions.
Stir them till they are translucent.
Add haldi.
Add ginger+garlic paste.
Mix it well.
When the fragnace of haldi+ginger/garlic paste emanates; add salt.
Add potato(cut it into cubes).
Now; add rice and the soaked dhal to the container.
Let them sink in the aromas of the spices we’ve added for few seconds.
Now add the 3 glasses of water.
Let it cook till the rice is done.
Garnish with coriander.

Kitchdi goes well with pachi pulusu and paapad. Or just eat with some curd and pickle.