Chefstoppe || Barley Mushroom Khichda Recipe

Prep Time

8-10 hour
Cook Time

51-60 minutes
Serving
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Ingredients

Grocery List

Barley soaked overnight ½ cup

20-25 Button mushrooms quartered

Shiitake mushrooms soaked in 1 cup water and quart

2 tablespoons Dalia soaked overnight

2 tablespoons Split Bengal gram (chana dal) soaked overnight

Split pigeon pea (toor dal/arhar dal) soaked overn

2 tablespoons Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal) soaked

2 tablespoons Split red lentil (masoor dal) soaked overnight

2 tablespoons Oil

1 inch Cinnamon

3-4 Green cardamoms

3-4 Cloves

1 teaspoon Cumin seeds

2 medium Onions chopped

2 tablespoons Garlic chopped

1 tablespoon Ginger chopped

2-3 Green chillies slit

1 large Tomato chopped

1 tablespoon Red chilli powder

Cumin powder ½ tablespoon

Coriander powder ½ tablespoon

Turmeric powder ½ teaspoon

2 teaspoons Garam masala powder

Salt to taste

Fried onions ½ cup + for garnishing

Yogurt ½ cup

1 lemon Juice of

Fresh coriander leaves finely chopped ½ cup

Fresh mint leaves finely chopped ¼ cup

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Source : sanjeevkapoor

Direction

How To Prepare?

1. Drain and pressure cook barley, broken wheat, Bengal gram, pigeon peas, green gram and red lentils together with 2Â½ cups of water till the pressure is released for 3-4 times.

2. Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves and cumin seeds and sautÃ© for 1-2 minutes.

3. Add onions, garlic, ginger and green chillies, mix and sautÃ© for 2-3 minutes.

4. Add button mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms and sautÃ© till golden brown. Add tomato, mix and cook till it turns pulpy.

5. Add chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt, mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes.

6. Add the water in which mushrooms were soaked and cook for 5-6 minutes. Add fried onions and yogurt, mix and cook till the oil separates.

7. Add the cooked barley-dal mixture and 1 cup water and mix well. Add salt, stir and cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

8. Add lemon juice and mix well.

9. Garnish with fried onions, coriander leaves and mint leaves and serve hot.