Sama Khichdi (Barnyard Millet Vrat Khichdi)
Sama Khichdi is a wholesome Navratri vrat (fasting) khichdi made with barnyard millet (sama/varai). The millet is sautéed lightly and cooked with mixed vegetables (potato, carrot, tomato), green chilli, black pepper, cinnamon, bay leaf, and finished with a squeeze of lemon. No onion-no garlic. Easy-to-digest, fast-friendly, light, satvik comfort food.
Ingredients
- Black Peppercorns (Tellicherry Bold Grade) — 2 tsp (whole)
- Barnyard Millet — 1 cup (ground)
- Tomato — 1 piece (chopped)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- bay leaf — 1 piece (ground)
- Sunflower Oil — 1 tsp (whole)
- green chillies — 1 piece (chopped)
- cinnamon stick — 1 piece (ground)
- Carrot — 1 piece (chopped)
- Potato — 1 piece (chopped)
- Lemon — 1 tsp (chopped)
- Coriander Leaves — 2 piece (chopped)
Method
- We begin making Sama Khichdi Recipe (Vrat Recipe) by dry roasting the barnyard millets in a pan till it turns slight brown.
- Turn off the flame and allow it to cool.
- Then in a pressure cooker add 1 teaspoon cooking oil,Once the oil is hot, add green chillies, bay leaves, cinnamon and crushed pepper corns and give it a good stirNext add the chopped potatoes, carrots, tomatoes and saute until for a few minutes until they are slightly soft.
- Let the water boil and then add the millet and cover it for 5 minutes and let it cook for 2 whistles.Turn of the heat and allow the pressure to release naturally.Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with coriander leaves and squeeze in the lemon and give it a mix.
Common questions
- Sama Khichdi (Barnyard Millet Vrat Khichdi) ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- सामा खिचड़ी (बार्नयार्ड बाजरा व्रत खिचड़ी) ko English mein Sama Khichdi (Barnyard Millet Vrat Khichdi) likhte hain.
- Ek plate Sama Khichdi (Barnyard Millet Vrat Khichdi) mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 223 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 30 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 20 min pakana.