Light meal

Spinach khichdi

Name: Spinach khichdi
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 0.75 cup rice; 0.5 cup moong dal; 200 g spinach; 0.25 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 piece ginger; 1 piece green chilli; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp ghee or oil; 0.25 tsp hing; 4 cup water

Rice and moong dal cooked soft with spinach, ginger and cumin. A light, no-onion khichdi with more protein than plain rice.

30 min

0 of 4 steps done

3 servings

Heat: Mild

Approximate nutrition

A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.

Energy290 per serving
Protein11g per serving
Carbs44g per serving
Fibre6g per serving

Ingredients

Method

1.Rinse rice and moong dal together. Chop and wash the spinach.
2.Put rice, dal, turmeric and water on to boil. When it is half cooked, stir in spinach and salt.
3.Cook on low, stirring now and then, until it is soft and porridge-like. Add a splash of hot water if it sticks.
4.Heat ghee or oil, fry cumin, hing, ginger and green chilli, and pour this over the khichdi.

Spinach khichdi

Approximate nutrition

Ingredients

Method

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