Moong Aur Sama ki Chaashwali Khichdi | One Pot Millet meals

Kalyani

Moong Sama Chashwali Khichdi is a Gluten Free, millet based Nutritious One pot meal. Perfect for brunch or a light dinner.

5 from 4 votes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Course Brunch, Dinner Ideas, Light Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Indian, North Indian

Servings servings

½ cup Little millet Sama / Samai / Kutki
½ teaspoon Ghee sub with oil for a vegan version
1 teaspoon cumin Jeera
2 cups homemade Buttermilk lightly whisk 1 cup thick homemade yogurt with 1 cup water
½ cup whole green moong can sub with moong sprouts too
1 Tomato optional, I didn’t use
1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
2 Broken red chillies
2 green chillies slit length wise
½ teaspoon Crushed black pepper
½ teaspoon ginger grated / minced
¼ teaspoon Turmeric
½ cup Mixed veggies you may add potatoes, carrots, green peas, french Beans etc
¼ cup greens I used amaranth/chawli/arakeerai,optional

Wash and rinse samai several times till the water turns clear.
Soak for 15 mins in hot water while the veggies are getting chopped
In a pressure cooker, add ghee or oil.
Splutter jeera, both the chillies. Add the carrots and chopped greens, sauté for ½ mins.
Add salt, Turmeric, ginger , black pepper and sauté for further 2 mins
Now add the soaked and drained Samai, soaked moong (moong needs to be soaked for at least 6-8 hours or overnight, at this stage if you have previously cooked moong, you can add it too) and mix thoroughly.
Add buttermilk and pressure cook for exactly 2 whistles.
Let the pressure drop on its own. Mix / mash up a bit. Serve hot

How you can customise this recipe? Tips to make a Tasty Sama Moong khichdi

I have made this onion-garlic free, feel free to add them. Again, little millet is used here, if using rice / brown rice / other millets, the cook time would vary
For a more wholesome version (which we keep making), add a cup of fresh / frozen vggies (broccoli/ cauliflower / french beans / carrots / peas work well) and sauteed greens like we did here.
If you are vegan, try subbing the homemade yogurt here with a vegan curd. Or entirely skip it for a differently tasting khichdi.
Use slightly sour buttermilk if you are not using tomatoes
Add Garam masala, coriander powder, green chilly paste to make this more spicy.

Keyword Healthy Millets, khichdi varieties, Millet Khichdi, Millet Recipes, Moong Khichdi, Sama kichdi

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