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Til Khichadi | Easy and delicious recipe for best khichdi ever

Til or sesame seeds meet the comfort food Khichdi to make the best khicdhi I have ever had. Here is the recipe for gluten free, ready in 20 mins Til Khichadi !

I first had this Til Khichadi at JW Marriott. At one of the dinners when the atmosphere was relax and chatty, a bite of that and we were all lost to the khicdhi. Khichdi has always been my comfort food. I crave for a bowl when I am down, or in a hurry or simply seeking some comfort.

Til Khichdi

I love most versions of Khicdhi, whether it is the methi khichdi or the millet one. The bengali style or the hyderabadi masala one. So I expected to like this one too, but what I didn’t know was that I will fall in love with it. Chef’s at JW told me this was made with the brown sesame seeds that I had seen in Garhwal for the first time.

brown sesame seeds

The beautifully nutty flavour of these seeds combined with my comfort food had me dreaming about this khicdhi long after I was back from Garhwal. I wondered if it would work with roasted white sesame seeds or a mix of black and white ones. (Note – it does BTW, an equal mix of roasted white sesame and black sesame seeds). And then I found the brown ones at a most unexpected store – Namdharis. I knew khichdi has to be made now.

The richness and the intense flavour of the sesame seeds works so well with the khichdi. I served it with Jhakiya Aloo but it will work fantastically well with curd and some jeera aloo as well.

Sesame Khichdi

So here is the recipe, Do try and when you do share a picture with me. Tag #sinamon on twitter, instagram or Facebook. I would love to hear from you, the good things and if you want any clarifications about the recipe. Or if you have any interesting khichdi recipes, do share with me. I am becoming a collector or khicdhi recipes off late as funny as it sounds.

Til Khichadi | Easy and delicious recipe for best khichdi ever

Til or sesame seeds meet the comfort food Khichdi to make the best khicdhi I have ever had. Here is the recipe for gluten free, ready in 20 mins Til Khichadi !
Print Recipe
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup rice
  • 1/2 cup moong dal yellow one
  • Salt to taste

For the ground masala

  • 1 tbsp brown sesame seeds
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 4 Dry red chilies

Instructions
 

  • In a cooker boil washed rice and moong dal together with 4 cups of water. Bring it to one whistle and cook on low heat for another 5-6 minutes
  • Grind together all the masala ingredients and keep aside.
  • Once the khichdi is boiled, add the ground masala and salt. Simmer for 4-5 minutes. Serve hot with aloo and curd.

Notes

If you don't have brown sesame seeds use a 1:1 mix of roasted white sesame and black.
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Comments

  1. PepperOnPizza says

    August 11, 2017 at 7:07 pm

    Haven’t heard of til khichidi before! Sounds healthy and tasty!

    Reply
  2. The Girl Next Door says

    September 16, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    Hi, do you dry roast the ingredients for masala before grinding them?

    Reply
    • monika says

      September 19, 2017 at 7:01 am

      No, I don’t

      Reply

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Monika is an ex-IT person turned into a food blogger, consultant, home baker and an amateur food photographer. She loves music, writing, food, and travel, but not necessarily in that order ;)

Sin-A-Mon Tales is a canvas for her food memories. Apart from Sin -A- Mon Tales, Monika also writes for many online websites and publications. She's an avid reader and can always be found with a book in her bag, which mostly is as bright as her. She's an obsessive traveler and is always looking for the next food story. Read More…

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