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Palak Khichdi Recipe | Spinach Khichdi Recipe

December 1, 2015 46 Comments

This is another recipe from Geeta Perima of the instant sambar powder recipe fame. A lot of you wrote in saying you tried it and loved it for its simplicity. This is another nice dish that she had made us for dinner on the night we landed. Paired with some mildly sweet Gujarati Khadi and potato chips, this made for an amazing dinner.
You’ll need some good quality halved green gram and normal rice that you use every day. I bought this green dal from Bombay and it was so fresh and shiny and dirt-free!
!
You’ll also need three kinds of greens for the recipe:

1. Green spinach or palak
2. Fresh coriander leaves/cilantro or kothmeer/kothamalli/malliyila
3. Mint leaves/pudina.
I got all three bunches fresh from Little India, especially to make this dish myself 🙂

You will also need to grind up some stuff. This is the essence of the recipe so, read on.

Palak Khichdi Recipe
Source: Geetha Perima
Serves: 2 to 3
What I Used:
2 cups rice
1 cup halved green dal (always use 2:1 ratio for rice:dal)
1 bunch green spinach, chopped fine
1 large onion, chopped
1 tsp jeera/cumin
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala or goda masala
1 tsp ghee (optional)
1 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
To grind:
1 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed mint leaves
2 green chillies, or to taste
A 1″ piece of ginger
4 cloves of garlic
2 tomatoes
5-6 pearl onions/shallots
How I Made It:
1. Wash and soak the dal and rice together for 30 mins.
2. Grind all the ingredients under the ‘to grind’ list adding no water.
3. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker pan and add the jeera. When it splutters, add the chopped onion. Fry until golden brown. Then add the chopped spinach and stir until soft and wilted.
4. To this, add the ground paste and mix well with salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and garam masala. Let it cook for a min.
5. Now add the soaked rice and dal. Add 4 cups water. Cook for 4-5 whistles in the pressure cooker. If you are using a normal pan, make sure you cook covered until the rice and dal is cooked thoroughly.
6. While hot, mix in 1 tsp ghee and serve.
Best served with Gujarati Khadi. I had made some but the pictures turned out really bad so will post the next time I make it.
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  1. anusha uppaluri

    February 22, 2013 at 1:59 pm

    hmmm innovative dish…would try it

    Reply
  2. Rajani

    August 15, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    Made these and blogged about it too. Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂

    Reply
  3. Susan and Abraham

    March 6, 2011 at 11:28 pm

    hi dear,
    i have used this post in my latest post '15 Vegetarian Recipes for Lent' with due credits to your site.
    regards
    abraham

    Reply
  4. Sylvia

    December 7, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    Wow, this looks pretty delicious. My daughter's class is having a great Christmas party on Friday and I was looking for a unique dish.. This is going to be a hit! thanks for the ideas.

    -Sylvia
    Stock Pots

    Reply
  5. Nags

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Hahaha you're crazy HB! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Hb

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Ok now, imagine u serve with raita, wont it be a complete meal?Rice,dal,curry and curd, whoa!Brilliant idea I say.

    Reply
  7. Pari

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    This sounds so flavorful Nags. Beautiful clicks.

    Reply
  8. Cardamom

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    this is my favorite…..my mom used to make this for me, and you brought back some fond memories of her……love it!

    Reply
  9. RAKS KITCHEN

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Absolutely new to me and sounds very different with all those greens!

    Reply
  10. Shri

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Yummo!One pot healthy and a nutritious meal!Love it!

    Reply
  11. Anupama

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Fabulous click and a very nice dish… a complete meal all in one dish I would say 🙂

    Reply
  12. Mahimaa's kitchen

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    as I read the ingredients, my mouth waters. i love that instant sambar. have made it so many times!

    Reply
  13. RV

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Yet another rare recipe from you which I have never heard before 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  14. Aparna

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Looks quite good. I wouldn't (nor my daughter who doesn't like the stuff) have known there was spinach in this. 🙂

    I can see I have missed a lot here, again!

    Reply
  15. Aparna

    November 20, 2009 at 7:30 am

    Looks quite good. I wouldn't (nor my daughter who doesn't like the stuff) have known there was spinach in this. 🙂

    I can see I have missed a lot here, again!

    Reply
  16. Soma

    November 15, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    This is not the plain old khichdi at all. This is a designer khichdi or a pulav khichdi 😉 love it and i have never used the green dal to make khichdi.

    Reply
  17. my kitchen

    November 15, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    Palak khichdi sounds good,simple & delicious

    Reply
  18. The Wandering Minstrel

    November 15, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    killer! will try 🙂

    Reply
  19. Gita

    November 14, 2009 at 12:45 am

    Awesome dish…I have bookmarked this to try it on later…thanks 🙂

    Reply
  20. Divya Vikram

    November 14, 2009 at 7:46 am

    I love kichdis for the fact that it is simple and easy to make. This looks fresh and flavorful!

    Reply
  21. Shobana senthilkumar

    November 13, 2009 at 11:00 pm

    Sounds new to me…i sure the taste is differnt by using three differnt greens….its tempting:)

    Reply
  22. RV

    November 13, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    Yet another rare recipe from you which I have never heard before 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  23. Kitchen Flavours

    November 13, 2009 at 6:47 am

    Wow..that's an yummylicious recipe…never tried kichdi with green dal…love to try this greeny version…

    Reply
  24. Mahimaa's kitchen

    November 13, 2009 at 4:16 am

    as I read the ingredients, my mouth waters. i love that instant sambar. have made it so many times!

    Reply
  25. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    November 13, 2009 at 3:14 am

    lovely pix again and lovely post!

    Reply
  26. Anupama

    November 12, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    Fabulous click and a very nice dish… a complete meal all in one dish I would say 🙂

    Reply
  27. Ann

    November 12, 2009 at 7:17 pm

    Wow.. awesome pics.. and very interesting recipe!

    Reply
  28. Veggie Belly

    November 12, 2009 at 7:01 pm

    What a nutritious yet comforting dish! I like the idea of grinding some of the ingredients. The mint is a unique addition indeed.

    Reply
  29. The Cooking Photographer

    November 12, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    Nags I had to subscribe to your blog! I love all the fresh beautiful food. Now they'll be sent to me email!

    What a great idea having that box by your comments.

    Laura

    Reply
  30. Shri

    November 12, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    Yummo!One pot healthy and a nutritious meal!Love it!

    Reply
  31. SJ

    November 12, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    Post Gujarathi Kadhi. And don't tell A&N.

    Reply
  32. A_and_N

    November 12, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    I love the idea. One pot. Over. 🙂

    Green gram dal- am not sure I have any, but will surely get some!

    Reply
  33. Sunshinemom

    November 12, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    I freak out on this one! The picture of the greens is lovely:)

    Reply
  34. Sumi

    November 12, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    The recipe sounds very tempting.Never tried kichadi before, well except Bisibellabath(if u can call that kichadi).Surely going to try this one.

    Reply
  35. Cardamom

    November 12, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    this is my favorite…..my mom used to make this for me, and you brought back some fond memories of her……love it!

    Reply
  36. jayasri

    November 12, 2009 at 10:40 am

    Lovely clicks needless to say as always, I learnt this kind of khichdi from my sis who lives pune, omitting all the greens in it, so, now I know a new way of doing this, thanx for the recipe, I must tell my sis about this, as she often makes this, they would this versatile combination.

    Reply
  37. Sushma Mallya

    November 12, 2009 at 10:34 am

    Lovely clicks as always nags…a new dish, never tried this yummy and a healthy khichdi before…surely must be very nice…

    Reply
  38. Pari

    November 12, 2009 at 9:56 am

    This sounds so flavorful Nags. Beautiful clicks.

    Reply
  39. DEESHA

    November 12, 2009 at 9:30 am

    wow, I make palak khichdi too but this version sounds eally good, cuz I have never tried adding mint leaves in khichdi …

    Reply
  40. sra

    November 12, 2009 at 8:48 am

    Great, I've never heard of a palak khichdi! I also like the pic of the veggies. Thanks a lot for the entry!

    Reply
  41. Hb

    November 12, 2009 at 8:17 am

    Ok now, imagine u serve with raita, wont it be a complete meal?Rice,dal,curry and curd, whoa!Brilliant idea I say.

    Reply
  42. Hb

    November 12, 2009 at 8:14 am

    I wanted to be the 1st one to comment.What craziness 😛 I didn't go through the recipe yet.Will say about the recipe in a while, picture looks neat 🙂

    Reply
  43. RAKS KITCHEN

    November 12, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Absolutely new to me and sounds very different with all those greens!

    Reply
  44. Tina

    November 12, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    Sounds great…

    Reply
  45. Sonia

    November 12, 2009 at 8:47 am

    Slurrrppp! What a coincidence! For dinner, I have made Khichadi too..with onion-potato bhaji & Bhakari. Will try your version too. 🙂

    Reply
  46. Nags

    November 12, 2009 at 8:17 am

    Hahaha you're crazy HB! 🙂

    Reply

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