Ingredients

• 250g - Mutton
• 1 cup - Wheat, soaked overnight, drained and pounded
• A handful of urad dal, soaked for half an hour
• 1 tsp - chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp - saffron
• 2 onions, sliced fine and fried crisp
• 1 tsp - dhania (coriander) powder
• 2 tsp - ginger-garlic paste
• 4 tbsp - ghee
• Salt to taste
• 5g - Whole garam masala
• 5g - Kababchini
• 1 bunch mint leaves
• 20g - Green coriander leaves
• 2g - Bay leaves
• 5g - peppercorn
• Juice of 1 lime

How to Make Spicy khichda

• Heat 6-9 cups water in a heavy bottom degchi or bowl.
• Allow water to boil.
• Add drained dal, wheat and mutton along with the ginger-garlic paste, whole garam masala, kababchini, bay leaves, peppercorns, saffron, chilli powder, dhania powder and salt to taste.
• Cook over low heat till the mutton is tender.
• Stir and mash well. Add crushed fried onion.
• Heat ghee and pour it over the khichda.
• Garnish with mint and coriander leaves and sprinkle lime juice.
• Serve hot.