Indian Spiced Faux-Fried Rice, or “Khichdi”

You can never have too many Indian recipes, so give Indian Spiced Faux-Fried Rice, or “Khichdi” a try. This recipe makes 2 servings with 525 calories, 16g of protein, and 11g of fat each. For $2.67 per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. If you have basmati rice, zucchini, rajma masala, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 153 people were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes. It is brought to you by Picky Eater Blog. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 78%. This score is pretty good. Try Asian Marinated Chicken with Corn and Basil Faux-Fried Rice, Indian-style Stir-Fried Spiced Carrots, and Indian-Spiced Salmon with Basmati Rice for similar recipes.

Servings: 2

 

Ingredients:

4 Tbsp Basmati rice

Cilantro, chopped – garnish

3 Tbsp Moong dal (lentils)

1 Tbsp canola or olive oil

Optional: onion, garlic, ginger (to taste – I'd use a couple cloves of garlic, 1-2 tsp grated ginger and 1/4 onion for this amount)

1 Tbsp quinoa

3 heaping tsp Khichdi masala (or more to taste)

Optional: Serve with 0% unsweetened Greek Yogurt

1.5 cups water

Vegetables: 1 zucchini, diced; 1 carrot, diced; 1 lb asparagus, diced (Note – you can also try this with Kale, Sweet Potatoes, Cabbage, Broccoli, etc – anything you like will work!)

Equipment:

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

Wash the mixture of rice, moong dal (lentils) and quinoa until all the sediment is gone and the water runs clearChop your veggies. Combine all the ingredients (grains + lentils + vegetables) in a large pot, add the masala. Note: If you want to add the onion / garlic / ginger, saute it in olive oil first and then add it to the pot.Bring everything to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Let it cook for 20-30 minutes until all the water has been absorbedGarnish with cilantro, serve with yogurt if you like!

 

Step by step:


1. Wash the mixture of rice, moong dal (lentils) and quinoa until all the sediment is gone and the water runs clear

2. Chop your veggies.

3. Combine all the ingredients (grains + lentils + vegetables) in a large pot, add the masala. Note: If you want to add the onion / garlic / ginger, saute it in olive oil first and then add it to the pot.Bring everything to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer.

4. Let it cook for 20-30 minutes until all the water has been absorbed

5. Garnish with cilantro, serve with yogurt if you like!


Nutrition Information:

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512k Calories
15g Protein
10g Total Fat
89g Carbs
17% Health Score
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Calories
512k
26%

Fat
10g
16%

  Saturated Fat
1g
10%

Carbohydrates
89g
30%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
605mg
26%

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Protein
15g
30%

Vitamin A
1747IU
35%

Manganese
0.65mg
32%

Fiber
6g
24%

Vitamin C
18mg
23%

Potassium
472mg
14%

Vitamin B3
2mg
13%

Vitamin B6
0.25mg
12%

Vitamin B1
0.18mg
12%

Folate
47µg
12%

Iron
2mg
12%

Vitamin B2
0.2mg
12%

Phosphorus
105mg
11%

Magnesium
41mg
10%

Copper
0.19mg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Vitamin K
8µg
8%

Selenium
5µg
8%

Calcium
61mg
6%

Zinc
0.88mg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.56mg
6%

covered percent of daily need
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