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Dal Khichdi | How to make Moong Dal Khichdi |  Moong Dal Khichdi Recipe | Indian Recipe Over the past year and a half I have grown to like, love and enjoy cooking. Not just for the 'gram but as a therapy and a mode of relaxation too! It is so true when people say, some food is more comforting than the others and that is why they are called COMFORT FOOD! I feel so accomplished when I can cook an Indian Recipe, successfully! Recently and very often, I have been craving Dal Khichdi. I've tried making it a couple of times earlier and have always been disappointed with the texture. It is either too dry or the rice isn't mashed enough. This particular time, I NAILED the Dal Khichdi / Moong Dal Khichdi (I think) and that is why I am confident enough to pen down the recipe here, for you. I did not want to have just the Dal Khichdi so I made a side of Palak to go with it. (I have hyperlinked the Palak recipe here .) So let me tell you the whole process of getting this di...

Palak Recipe | How to make Palak| Palak Sabzi Recipe | Indian Recipe Spinach/Palak. Why you ask? Because? Popeye had tins full of spinach. WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THE PALAK SABZI 1 packet of spinach/palak leaves Oil/Ghee Jeera/Cumin Seeds 3-4 garlic cloves  Red Chilli Powder Haldi/Turmeric Powder Cumin/Jeera Powder Finely chopped onions Corainder/Dhaniya Powder Salt PREPS YOU NEED TO MAKE THE PALAK SABZI Keep the above ingredients ready. Wash the spinach thoroughly and pat them dry with a napkin.  Keep aside. ACTUALLY MAKING THE PALAK SABZI Heat oil/ghee in a pan  Add cumin seeds and wait for them to splutter Then add finely chopped garlic cloves and wait till they turn slightly brown Then add in the finely chopped onions and stir a little till they turn translucent To this mixture, add red chilli powder, haldi, jeera powder and dhaniya powder and make a paste Now add in the spinach leaves. Mix.  Add a pinch of salt and cover...