Guntur Khichdi

Guntur Khichdi is aromatic, flavorsome, easy to make, comforting and filling one pot meal recipe. This khichdi is my savior on the days when I run out of veggies or ideas to fix lunch or dinner. The best thing about khichdi is we can make, serve and relish it as any meal of the day.

More comfort foods to try – Millet Khichdi, Cheese Pav Bhaji, Samosa Chat, Qubooli

What Is Khichdi?

Khichdi (also khichidi, khichri, khichdee, khichadi, khichuri, khichari and many other variants) is a South Asian rice dish made from rice and lentils (dal). For us Indian, khichdi is quick and easy, go to comfort food.

Recently, I read in an article that khichdi was the inspiration for the Anglo-Indian dish of kedgeree. Compared to North Indian style Khichdi, South Indian Khichdi is not like porridge.

There are many variations in making khichdi and many different ways of serving it.

Guntur Khichdi

South Indian, mainly Guntur Style Khichdi is similar to bagara rice, with rice and red lentils as the main ingredients. This Guntur Khichdi is loaded with aroma of cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.

In Guntur Khichdi, rice grains are fluffy and discrete. We either use masoor dal (orange pappu) or moong dal (yellow pappu) in making khichdi.

You can either prepare this in pressure cooker or on stove-top. I prefer cooking on stove-top.

Guntur Khichdi Main Ingredients

Rice: You can use either of Sona Masoori, Jeera Samba, Millet, Basmati or any rice variety. Normally, khichdi in Guntur is prepared using sona masoori variety of rice.

Masoor Dal | Red Lentils: Apart from masoor dal, we can use moong or chana dal in making khichdi.

Green Chilies: Will add necessary spice and heat in the recipe.

Ginger-Garlic Paste: Fresh ground ginger-garlic paste will bring much needed flavour in the recipe.

Garam Masala: Don’t forget to check out my easy homemade garam masala recipe. This will add aroma and flavour to khichdi.

Cloves, Cardamom and Cinnamon: Only three whole spices that go in making this Guntur khichdi recipe.

Best Side Dish For Khichdi

• As I already said, we can relish khichdi in breakfast, lunch or in dinner. The serving of side dish also changes depending on the time of the meal.
• If we are serving khichdi in breakfast, we usually serve it with egg omelet and kacha khatta.
• Or, if in lunch or dinner, then chicken fry or mutton keema with pickle and papad.
• If it is a part of festive or celebration meal menu, then we serve khichdi with ambade ki bhaji or gongura mutton or chukka kura mutton.
• Sometimes, we also serve khichdi with dry coconut chutney or til ki chutney or til ka khatta or pudina chutney (mint chutney).
• Tastes best with kaleji ka salan or kaleji fry or sukke kabab (sun dried kabab).
• Khichdi with chukka mutton is my family favorite recipe. Do give this combination a try!
• Apart from this, masoor dal khichdi is perfect school and lunch box recipe.