DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Bajra Khichdi
North Indian pearl millet and moong dal with cumin, ginger and ghee.
About Bajra Khichdi
Bajra khichdi is a pearl-millet and moong-dal preparation associated with North Indian winter cooking. Dassana Amit’s version uses coarsely crushed millet and husked yellow moong, with ghee as the selected cooking fat.
Cumin, ginger, green chilli and turmeric provide warm savoury seasoning. Asafoetida adds another aromatic note, while ghee gives richness.
Soft lentils surround slightly chewy, nutty millet grains in a porridge-like mixture. The khichdi is served hot; this profile follows the plain serving rather than adding a separate side dish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bajra Khichdi
Dassana Amit’s North Indian pearl-millet khichdi with ghee.
- Pearl milletBase
- Husked yellow moong dalBase
- GheeCooking medium
- Cumin seedsSeasoning
- Fresh gingerAromatic
- Green chilliSeasoning
- Ground turmericSeasoning
- AsafoetidaSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- SaltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Pearl millet: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Husked yellow moong dal: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Split husked yellow mung selection; broader split mung candidate
- Ghee: Milk
- Cumin seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Asafoetida: Wheat (gluten). Source explicitly warns commercial hing may use wheat; actual jar/carrier unspecified
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Origins & food traditions
The author identifies it as a traditional winter preparation of Rajasthan, Haryana and North India.
Countries
- India
- IndiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- North Indian Cuisine
- Rajasthani CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.