Masala Khichdi

"Khichdi" commonly cooked in everybody's kitchen.Delicious and most important easy to cook.
Simple Khichdi is also the first solid food that babies are introduced to.
Rice and lentils with little bit of salt and turmeric powder like toor/moong/masoor are pressurecooked till mushy.
My favourite is "Masala Khichdi" served with "kadhi",papad and mango achar.

For masala khichdi
ingredients-
one cup measures for one person.
2 cup rice mix with 1 cup toor dal
1 medium size onion cut into small pieces
1 samll potato cut into quarter
1-15 curry leaves
2-3bay leaves
1 inch cinnamon stick
1 Star anise
3-4whole red dried chilli
3 teaspoon ginger garlic paste .Grind it with 2 teaspoon of fresh or dried coconut.
10-15 peanuts
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon pavbhaji masala(secret ingredient for my yummy khichdi)
1 teaspoon dhana jeera powder
1/2 tomoto sliced.
6 cup water.
2 teaspoon of salt.
fresh coriander for garnishing .
1.In a pressure cooker heat the oil ,first add mustard seed,cumin seed then add whole masala-red chilles ,curry leaves,bay leaves, cinnamon stick,and Star anise.
2. saute onion, then add potato and peanuts
3.add grinded mixture of ginger garlic and coconut to it.
4.Then add all masala powders (chilli,turmeric,garam masala and pavbhaji masala)
5.saute it for 2-3 mins.
6.then add washed rice and dal mixture.
7. saute it for 2 min
8.add 6 cup of boiled water
9.salt to taste.
10.than add sliced tomato.
11.after 3 whistle of pressure cooker keep the gas low for 10 mins.
and its done ...
Garnish with green cut coriander.