Rice Khichdi

Ingredients:

2 cups rice
1 cup toor dhal
5 cloves

20-30 peanuts
1 cinnamon
some small pieces of carrots
15-20 green peas
5 cardamom
2 finely sliced onion

1 potato sliced into small cubes
6 to 8 small size tomatoes
4 slitted into halves green chillies
12 to 15 mint leaves
1/2 bundle corriander leaves
1 tsp garlic paste
1 1/2 tsp ginger paste
salt to taste
1/4 cup veg. oil
a few curry leaves
3 cups water
a pinch of turmeric powder

Preparation of  rice khichdi:

• Wash and cook dhal and peanuts with a pinch of turmeric powder. Set aside.
• Don't discard the cooked dhal water.
• Fry the onions, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
• When onions are golden add slit green chillies, mint, curry leaves and a part of the corriander leaves.
• Keep the remaining corriander leaves for garnishing.
• Add salt, ginger and garlic paste. Fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the washed, drained rice and chopped tomatoes,green peas, carrot pieces. Fry for few minutes.
• Add the cooked dhal and peanuts, mix well and add 3 cups of water.
• Add cooked dhal water. Cook it for 8 to 10 minutes till the rice is done.
• Garnish with chopped corriander leaves and serve hot.
• For extra taste and calories add 2 heaped teaspoon of ghee 

Rice Khichdi is simple recipe and its good for health 
give it a try, have a happy cooking :)