Moong Khichidi (Sweet)

Moong khichidi is mouth-watering sweet dish made by simmering whole green gram in ghee and jaggery flavored with cardamom. It’s a pretty simple dish with few ingredients and quick one to make. This dish is usually made on special occasions like Makara Sankranti or Subramanya Srishti.

Ingredients	Quantity
Whole Green Gram	250 gms
Jaggery (grated)	250 gms
Fresh grated Coconut	½ cup or half of a coconut
Cashew Nuts	2-3 tbsps.
Cardamom	2-3 pods
Ghee	3-4 tbsps.
Water	3-4 cups

Method

Wash and pat dry whole green gram. Heat 1tbsp ghee in pressure cooker; fry the green gram for a minute stirring continuously. Add 2-3 cups of water, close lid and pressure cook on high heat for one whistle and then lower flame and cook for 5-7 minutes more. The green gram should be completely cooked.

Meanwhile peel the cardamom and grind it to a fine powder using a mortar pestel.

Heat 2-3 tbsps ghee in a large pan, fry the cashew nuts till golden brown and keep aside. Add the grated jaggery, let it melt. Then add cooked green gram and cook for 3-4 minutes add ¼ cup water if you feel it’s too dry. Add grated coconut, cashew nuts and cook for 5-7 minutes or until you see the gram has started to melt and all jaggery is melted and mixed well with rest of the ingredients.

Now add cardamom powder and close lid. Let stand for 2 minutes. Serve hot with few drops of ghee on top.