Khichdi with spinach, green gram and jowar is power packed with nutrition. Healthy and wholesome meal on it’s own and makes a great option for those on diet.
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Palak jowar kichadi in wonderchef nutripot
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Palak jowar kichadi is a very nutritious kichadi made with jowar grits and green gram dal with an equal amount od organically grown palak.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup Jowar grits
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1/4 cup Green gram dal
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1 Onion
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1 tsp minced Garlic
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1/2 tsp Cumin powder
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1/2 tsp Coriander powder
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2 cups Spinach/Palak
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1 cup Water
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1 Tbsp Ghee
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1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
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To taste Salt
Directions
Here I am with yet another millet based kichadi. Today for the alphabet J for the pulav fest, it is palak jowar kichadi. I have some lovely organically homegrown palak from my very tiny garden. Well technically it is not a garden, but I try to grow plants in my apartment where ever it is possible without hindering others. So I have this small patch of palak growing and I saw some of the leaves grown quite big and mature. Time for harvest and the happiness in harvesting these homegrown greens and vegetables is limitless.
Palak Jowar Kichadi
In a regular kichadi recipe, we will use rice and green gram dal. Since I wanted to use millets I have used Jowar here. I have not used the full jowar but I have used the jowar grits. I cook upma with jowar grits. We make jollada rotti with jowar flour. Having grown up in interior Karnataka affinity towards jowar is always high. So have used equal measures of jowar grits and green gram dal and have cooked this in an electrical pressure the wonderchef nutripot. If you are residing in any other country other than India then you might be in the possession of an instapot or the electric pressure cooker from Cosori. The cooking method and timing is the same across any brand of electric pressure cookers. I love to use my kitchen gadgets to the maximum as their primary purpose is to ease out cooking.
If you do not have a wonderchef nutripot or an Instpot or Cosori, you can cook this kichadi in a regular pressure cooker as well.
Here is the list of the one pot meal that I have cooked until now for the pulav fest
- A- Avarekaalu quinoa pulav in wonderchef nutripot
- B – Quick Kodo millet brinji in wonderchef nutripot
- C-How to make maavinkkai samai chitranna
- D-Quinoa dodkyacha bhaat in a pressure cooker
- E – Thinai elumichai saadam
- F-Varagu Pineapple fried rice
- G-Mint flavoured proso millet ghee rice
- H- Hariyali quinoa pulav
- I- Thinai puliyogare with the instant puliyogare mix
Steps
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1
Done
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Soak the jowar grits and green gram dal for 30 minutes |
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2
Done
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Slice the onion and chop the spinach finely |
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3
Done
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Switch on the nutripot. Put it on the saute mode |
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4
Done
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Heat ghee in the inner pot of nutripot. |
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5
Done
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Add cumin seeds and let it sizzle |
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6
Done
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Now add the onions and garlic and saute for few seconds |
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7
Done
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Add the palak and mix well and saute for 1 minute |
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8
Done
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Now cancel the saute function |
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9
Done
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Add the jowar soaked and drained jowar grits and green gram dal |
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10
Done
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Add water. Add the coriander and cumin powder and the salt. Mix well |
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11
Done
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Close the lid of the nutripot. Keep the vent in the sealing position |
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12
Done
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Cook on manual for 5 minutes and after 5 minutes cancel the keep warm mode which it will go by default |
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13
Done
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Let the pressure release normally |
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14
Done
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Mix well. Mash if necessary and serve warm |
Palak jowar kichadi in wonderchef nutri pot
Palak jowar kichadi is a very nutritious kichadi made with jowar grits and green gram dal with an equal amount od organically grown palak
Equipment
- wonderchef Nutri-Pot
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Jowar grits
- 1/4 cup Green gram dal
- 1 Onion
- 1 tsp Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Cumi powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 2 Cups Spinach
- 1 cup Water
- 1 Tbsp Ghee
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- To Taste Salt
Instructions
- Soak the jowar grits and green gram dal for 30 minutes
- Slice the onion and chop the spinach finely
- Switch on the nutripot. Put it on the saute mode
- Heat ghee in the inner pot of nutripot
- Add cumin seeds and let it sizzle
- Now add the onions and garlic and saute for few seconds
- Add the palak and mix well and saute for 1 minute
- Now cancel the saute function
- Add the jowar soaked and drained jowar grits and green gram dal
- Add water. Add the coriander and cumin powder and the salt. Mix well
- Close the lid of the nutripot. Keep the vent in the sealing position
- Cook on manual for 5 minutes and after 5 minutes cancel the keep warm mode which it will go by default
- Let the pressure release normally
- Mix well. Mash if necessary and serve warm
Nutrition
Sodium: 92mgCalcium: 182mgVitamin C: 26mgVitamin A: 5773IUSugar: 6gFiber: 9gPotassium: 765mgCholesterol: 38mgCalories: 603kcalSaturated Fat: 10gFat: 20gProtein: 24gCarbohydrates: 86gIron: 11mg
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Such a healthy and delicious kichidi with palak and jowar.
Home grown veggies are a boon . One is assured that they are organic in the true sense .
The jowar Khichadi sounds flavourful and looks very creamy . Great share.
Those palak leaves look lovely, I love the ones that grow in pots, baby ones..even I have it..:)..the khichdi looks inviting Veena.
Homegrown are always special. The palak leaves look so beautiful and it gives you immense satisfaction using them in recipes. The jowar kichdi with palak looks awesome.
Lovely kichadi with the Palak .. Sounds so yummy and lovely!!
Wow adding palak to the jowar khichdi is a superb idea. Loving this millet series , Veena.
cooking with homegrown greens or any vegetables is super exciting. Right from backyard to kitchen it can’t go wrong. Healthy kichadi for sure.
Palak and Jowar two healthy ingredients in one , awesome share.
Such a healthy and delicious khichdi with palak. I too made palak khichdi for BM . Loved your version.
Jowar Khichdi with palak is a wonderful nutritious meal.Healthy and so delcious!!
Khichdi with spinach, green gram and jowar is power packed with nutrition. Healthy and wholesome meal on it’s own and makes a great option for those on diet.
Such a healthy and delicious kichidi with palak and jowar.
Home grown veggies are a boon . One is assured that they are organic in the true sense .
The jowar Khichadi sounds flavourful and looks very creamy . Great share.
Those palak leaves look lovely, I love the ones that grow in pots, baby ones..even I have it..:)..the khichdi looks inviting Veena.
Homegrown are always special. The palak leaves look so beautiful and it gives you immense satisfaction using them in recipes. The jowar kichdi with palak looks awesome.
Lovely kichadi with the Palak .. Sounds so yummy and lovely!!
Wow adding palak to the jowar khichdi is a superb idea. Loving this millet series , Veena.
cooking with homegrown greens or any vegetables is super exciting. Right from backyard to kitchen it can’t go wrong. Healthy kichadi for sure.
Palak and Jowar two healthy ingredients in one , awesome share.
Such a healthy and delicious khichdi with palak. I too made palak khichdi for BM . Loved your version.
Jowar Khichdi with palak is a wonderful nutritious meal.Healthy and so delcious!!