Sakre Kichidi-Split yellow peas and cracked wheat sweet porridge

 





"Kichidi" is generally a one pot dish involving combination of rice and lentils.This is a typical Manglorean Konkani dessert prepared with cracked wheat and chana daal. In fact a healthy dish as involves minimal useage of ghee with a tempting taste.This is more or less like the sweet pongal .Usually serves as a dessert at the end of a meal and even served as an accompaniment with thick soft dosas.

Ingredients:

Chana daal 1/3 cup 

Cracked wheat 2/3cup

Sugar 1 cup

Fresh grated coconut1/3 cup 

Ghee 1.5tsp

Cashews 2 tsp

Elaichi(cardamom) 4-5,deseeded and powdered

Nutmeg a pinch(optional)

 

Method:

• In a wok heat 1/2 tsp ghee and roast chana daal/cashews on low flame till the aroma is felt.add this into a pressure cooker.
• In the same pan add the remaining ghee and raost the cracked wheat,fry it for couple of minutes on low flame
• To the pressure cooker having chana daal in it add about 1-1.25 cups of water.keep the base plate.
• Add the roasted cracked wheat in a container with 4 parts of water and cover it with a plate.
• Pressure cook for a whistle and switch the flame to low and cook for 5-8 minutes.
• Let the pressure come down.
• Make sure chana daal is cooked so also the wheat.
• Drain chana daal and reserve water.
• In a deep wok take the sugar add little water from the cooked chana daal and boil for a couple of minutes.add fresh grated coconut cook for couple of minutes.add the cooked chana daal,cracked wheat ,if it is too dry add some water and cook for 8-10 minutes giving stirs in between.
• Finally add elaichi,nutmeg powder and cover ,cook for 2-3 minutes
• Serve hot topped with ghee and thinly sliced banana circles.

Variation:

Substitute with jaggery instead of sugar.

Fry cashew/raisins in ghee and pour into the kichidi