Course Brunch, Dinner Ideas, Light Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Indian, North Indian
Servings 2servings
Equipment
Pressure Cooker
Knife and Cutting Board
Ingredients
1/2cupLittle milletSama / Samai / Kutki
1/2tspGheesub with oil for a vegan version
1tspcuminJeera
2cupshomemade Buttermilklightly whisk 1 cup thick homemade yogurt with 1 cup water
1/2cupwhole green moongcan sub with moong sprouts too
1Tomatooptional, I didn’t use
1tspSaltor to taste
2Broken red chillies
2green chilliesslit length wise
1/2tspCrushed black pepper
1/2tspgingergrated / minced
1/4tspTurmeric
1/2cupMixed veggiesyou may add potatoes, carrots, green peas, french Beans etc
1/4cupgreensI used amaranth/chawli/arakeerai,optional
Instructions
Wash and rinse samai several times till the water turns clear.
Soak for 15 mins in hot water while the veggies are getting chopped
In a pressure cooker, add ghee or oil.
Splutter jeera, both the chillies. Add the carrots and chopped greens, sauté for 1/2 mins.
Add salt, Turmeric, ginger , black pepper and sauté for further 2 mins
Now add the soaked and drained Samai, soaked moong (moong needs to be soaked for at least 6-8 hours or overnight, at this stage if you have previously cooked moong, you can add it too) and mix thoroughly.
Add buttermilk and pressure cook for exactly 2 whistles.
Let the pressure drop on its own. Mix / mash up a bit. Serve hot
Notes
How you can customise this recipe? Tips to make a Tasty Sama Moong khichdi
I have made this onion-garlic free, feel free to add them. Again, little millet is used here, if using rice / brown rice / other millets, the cook time would vary
For a more wholesome version (which we keep making), add a cup of fresh / frozen vggies (broccoli/ cauliflower / french beans / carrots / peas work well) and sauteed greens like we did here.
If you are vegan, try subbing the homemade yogurt here with a vegan curd. Or entirely skip it for a differently tasting khichdi.
Use slightly sour buttermilk if you are not using tomatoes
Add Garam masala, coriander powder, green chilly paste to make this more spicy.