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 RecipeSource: Geetha PerimaServes: 2 to 3What I Used:2 cups rice1 cup halved green dal (always use 2:1 ratio for rice:dal)1 bunch green spinach, chopped fine1 large onion, chopped1 tsp jeera/cumin1/4 tsp turmeric powder1/2 tsp red chilli powder1/2 tsp garam masala or goda masala1 tsp ghee (optional)1 tbsp oilSalt to tasteTo grind:1 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves1/2 cup loosely packed mint leaves2 green chillies, or to tasteA 1″ piece of ginger4 cloves of garlic2 tomatoes5-6 pearl onions/shallotsHow 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. 
hmmm innovative dish…would try it
Made these and blogged about it too. Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
hi dear,
i have used this post in my latest post '15 Vegetarian Recipes for Lent' with due credits to your site.
regards
abraham
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
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Hahaha you're crazy HB! 🙂
Ok now, imagine u serve with raita, wont it be a complete meal?Rice,dal,curry and curd, whoa!Brilliant idea I say.
This sounds so flavorful Nags. Beautiful clicks.
this is my favorite…..my mom used to make this for me, and you brought back some fond memories of her……love it!
Absolutely new to me and sounds very different with all those greens!
Yummo!One pot healthy and a nutritious meal!Love it!
Fabulous click and a very nice dish… a complete meal all in one dish I would say 🙂
as I read the ingredients, my mouth waters. i love that instant sambar. have made it so many times!
Yet another rare recipe from you which I have never heard before 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
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!
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!
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.
Palak khichdi sounds good,simple & delicious
killer! will try 🙂
Awesome dish…I have bookmarked this to try it on later…thanks 🙂
I love kichdis for the fact that it is simple and easy to make. This looks fresh and flavorful!
Sounds new to me…i sure the taste is differnt by using three differnt greens….its tempting:)
Yet another rare recipe from you which I have never heard before 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Wow..that's an yummylicious recipe…never tried kichdi with green dal…love to try this greeny version…
as I read the ingredients, my mouth waters. i love that instant sambar. have made it so many times!
lovely pix again and lovely post!
Fabulous click and a very nice dish… a complete meal all in one dish I would say 🙂
Wow.. awesome pics.. and very interesting recipe!
What a nutritious yet comforting dish! I like the idea of grinding some of the ingredients. The mint is a unique addition indeed.
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
Yummo!One pot healthy and a nutritious meal!Love it!
Post Gujarathi Kadhi. And don't tell A&N.
I love the idea. One pot. Over. 🙂
Green gram dal- am not sure I have any, but will surely get some!
I freak out on this one! The picture of the greens is lovely:)
The recipe sounds very tempting.Never tried kichadi before, well except Bisibellabath(if u can call that kichadi).Surely going to try this one.
this is my favorite…..my mom used to make this for me, and you brought back some fond memories of her……love it!
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.
Lovely clicks as always nags…a new dish, never tried this yummy and a healthy khichdi before…surely must be very nice…
This sounds so flavorful Nags. Beautiful clicks.
wow, I make palak khichdi too but this version sounds eally good, cuz I have never tried adding mint leaves in khichdi …
Great, I've never heard of a palak khichdi! I also like the pic of the veggies. Thanks a lot for the entry!
Ok now, imagine u serve with raita, wont it be a complete meal?Rice,dal,curry and curd, whoa!Brilliant idea I say.
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 🙂
Absolutely new to me and sounds very different with all those greens!
Sounds great…
Slurrrppp! What a coincidence! For dinner, I have made Khichadi too..with onion-potato bhaji & Bhakari. Will try your version too. 🙂
Hahaha you're crazy HB! 🙂