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Bajra Khichdi

↳ from Haryana, India

A winter dish of pounded pearl millet and mung dal, eaten with ghee and jaggery.

History

Bajra is the grain of Haryana's dry plains and is considered a heating food for winter.

Ingredients

Bajra
Moong dal
Ghee
Salt

How it's made

Soak bajra then pound lightly
Pressure cook with moong
Serve with melted ghee and jaggery or kadhi

how to eat it

Serve & eat

Warm with ghee and curd.

Ratings & notes

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