Easy Millet Khichdi Recipe with Vegetables for Dinner

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This Easy Millet Khichdi Recipe is a nutritious, one-pot dish made with millet, lentils, vegetables, and simple Indian spices.

Made without onion and garlic, it is a perfect choice for pooja days, festive meals, or days when you prefer simple sattvic food. It is also a delicious way to include more millet in your everyday meals while enjoying a simple, comforting dish made with wholesome ingredients.

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During fasting days and special occasions like Guru Purnima, my mother used to make sama chaler khichuri. Back then, I enjoyed this simple and comforting dish, but I wasn’t familiar with the term “millet” or aware that sama chal is actually a type of millet.

Over time, I learned more about millets and their nutritional benefits. I gradually started incorporating different varieties of millets into my diet and experimenting with them in different recipes.

This little millet khichdi is one of my simple, comforting ways to enjoy millet, especially when I want a wholesome and easy one-pot meal.

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• What is Millet?
• Why Would You Like Millet Khichdi
• Little Millet Khichdi Ingredients
• How to make Zero Oil Millet Khichdi
• Serving Suggestions
• Substitutions
• Variations
• Storage
• Top tip
• FAQ
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• Easy Millet Khichdi Recipe

What is Millet?

Millets are small-seeded, nutrient-rich grains that have been cultivated for thousands of years and are naturally gluten-free.

Popular varieties include foxtail, little, kodo, barnyard, pearl millet, and finger millet (ragi), and they can be used in a variety of everyday dishes

I have used little millet to prepare this easy millet khichdi recipe. You can substitute little millet with kodo millet, proso millet, barnyard millet, or pearl millet.

Keep in mind that the cooking time and liquid requirement may vary slightly depending on the type of millet used.

Why Would You Like Millet Khichdi

• Easy-to-prepare
• Affordable meal
• Gluten-free
• Vegan (avoid adding ghee)
• Ready in 30 minutes (just plan ahead and soak millet overnight)
• Pressure cooker friendly

Little Millet Khichdi Ingredients

Little Millet: The star ingredient of the dish.

Lentil or Dal: I have used moong dal or petite yellow lentils for this khichdi.

Vegetables: I always prefer to add vegetables in khichdi. I have added beans, carrot and potato.

Others: Apart from the above ingredients I have used ginger paste, turmeric powder, salt, green chilli. Ghee (clarified butter) is optional.

How to make Zero Oil Millet Khichdi

Millet khichdi is simple to make, and I'll walk you through the process here. This khichdi can be made in two ways. First, I'll share an oil-free millet khichdi recipe. This zero-oil khichdi recipe is ideal for weight watchers. You can skip the ghee on top of the khichdi.

No-Oil Khichdi

In a mixing bowl, combine millet and moong dal. Soak them in water overnight after thoroughly washing them.

Drain the water the next day and place the millet and dal in a pressure cooker. In the pressure cooker, combine all of the vegetables.

Now stir in the ginger paste, green chilli, and turmeric powder. Close the pressure cooker after adding the required water and salt.

Cook for at least three whistles before allowing the pressure to naturally release.
After that, serve the hot khichdi with ghee on top.

Khichdi with 1 tablespoon Oil

You can also make this khichdi in another way.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add cumin seeds or curry leaves and mustard seeds in it. Once they start sputtering, add vegetables and stir for couple of minutes.

Now add ginger paste, turmeric powder, green chilli and salt. Combine well.

Next add soaked dal and millet (soaked overnight) into the pressure cooker. Add required water and close the lid of the pressure cooker. Allow for 2-3 whistles and wait for the release of pressure. Finally, serve hot millet khichdi drizzling ghee on top.

Serving Suggestions

Khichdi is a wholesome meal, and you don't need any sides with it. However, you can serve millet khichdi with papad, pickle and curd.

Substitutions

When serving, use vegan butter rather than ghee if you follow a vegan diet.

Variations

I have added potato, carrot and beans in the khichdi. You can add cauliflower, green peas, broccoli, spinach and more.

I prefer to have this millet khichdi topped with ghee hence I don't add any tadka (tempering). However, you can heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, add curry leaves, mustard seeds and dry red chilli. Allow them to sputter and add the tempering on top of millet khichdi.

You can make a spicy version of khichdi by adding red chilli powder and chopped green chilli. If you do not prefer chilli, you can add crushed pepper too.

Storage

Serving fresh and hot khichdi is always preferable. However, you can store leftover khichdi in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a day or two. Later you can reheat it in microwave or stovetop by adding little water into it.

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