Killer Kichadi

"This recipe is based roughly on Amadea Morningstar's "Basic Warming Kichadi" from her book on Ayurvedic cooking. I have changed around the herb and spice combination to suit my tastes. You can add any vegetables you like or have in the fridge :c)"
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
18
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Wash rice and mung beans, chop vegetables and ginger.
  • combine first set of ingredients in stockpot and bring to boil, then reducing to simmer.
  • Prepare second set of ingredients; heat ghee in pan.
  • Add mustard seeds, wait for them to pop, then add onion and spices and fry till slightly browned.
  • Add ingredients from pan to stockpot; let simmer for one hour.
  • Add final set of ingredients and serve.
  • Enjoy this healing kichadi!

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Reviews

  1. I made this for dinner tonight in honour of celebrating the 3 trophies I'd won y'day{One Gold, One Silver and One Bronze on www.allpoetry.com} and thoroughly enjoyed it. I did make a few adjustments to this recipe as follows: Instead of 8 cups of water, I used 4 3/4 cups. I did not have parsnips on hand, so I did not use that. Instead of 3 tbsps. of ghee, I used just 1 tbsp. of oil. I used 1 tbsp. of cumin seeds as a substitute for the roasted ground cumin. I used unroasted corriander powder instead of roasting it. Instead of the dried red chilli pepper, I used 1/2 tsp. of red chilli powder. I did not use the black pepper. Instead of 1/2 tsp. of salt, I used 1 tsp. I did not use lemon or lime juice in this. What I enjoyed most was the flavour of the basil leaves in this recipe. The taste does stand out. I served this with plain low-fat yoghurt and it was really nutritious and tasty. This is a keeper recipe and I will make this again for sure! Thank you for posting :)
     
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I am updating my profile for the first time in years, so now that I'm married, I can no longer be Bonnie M! One of my main interests Ayurveda, which is the name for ancient Indian medical science. For me, a significant part of taking care of the whole person is eating the right foods -- foods that we love *and* that treat our bodies well. Now I have a three year old in tow, so even more reason to prepare healthy, delicious, and simple foods!
 
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