Instant Pot Kichadi: A Healthy and Filling Meal in Minutes

Instant pot kichadi is a one-pot wholesome meal suitable for all ages.

If you love Indian cuisine and Ayurveda, you may already be familiar with kichadi – a dish made from rice and lentils, seasoned with spices for a flavorful and nutritious meal. This veg khichdi instant pot is so healthy for all ages since we are making it with lots of vegetables.

If you’re short of time but still craving this delicious and wholesome dish, an instant pot kichadi can help make it happen in a shorter time. With some simple ingredients and quick preparation, you can enjoy a filling and wholesome dinner perfect for busy weeknights.

Kitchari is a perfect balance of

carbohydrates

protein

vegetables and

fat.

What goes into instant pot kichadi?

Rice, lentils, vegetables, and ghee

How to Make Instant Pot Kichadi?

Making kichadi in an instant pot is incredibly easy and convenient. All you have to do is first, rinse one cup of rice and moong dal.

Turn on the instant pot in saute mode, once it displays hot add the ghee or oil of your choice.

Add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, thing, add tomatoes, green chili, ginger, salt, and red chili powder.

Let it cook for 2 minutes. Stir in between to avoid burning the bottom

Now add the rice, mung dal, vegetables, salt, turmeric, and 5 cups of water.

Turn on the instant pot to rice mode.

Let the pressure release naturally.

Add cilantro and garam masala and mix it well.

Serve the instant pot khichdi/kitchari with pickle or yogurt or potato chips and enjoy.

Benefits of making Kichadi in an Instant Pot

Making kichadi in an instant pot has many benefits. One of the biggest advantages is that it saves time by cooking the dish quickly and efficiently. In the instant pot, you can set it and forget it while the kichadi gets ready.

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What are the different combinations of khichdi in the instant pot you can make?

Rice – white rice can be substituted with brown rice, quinoa khichdi, or any millet of your choice.

Lentils – we will be using moong dal in this recipe but you can substitute it with mung beans,toor dal chana dal, masoor dal, or a combination of lentils.

instant pot khichdi with vegetables

Vegetables – I use potato, green beans, tomato, cauliflower, peas, and carrot. You can add or ignore any vegetables.

Ghee – we can substitute it with any oil except coconut oil.

This is a no-onion no garlic recipe. You can ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon and one onion finely chopped in saute mode for extra flavor.

If you are Vegan please replace clarified butter with oil.

You can make this recipe with any dal like toor dal /green mung dal, chana dal, or a combination of any lentils. If you are sick please use only yellow moong dal since it’s easily digestible.

For some of our combinations of khichadi, we make masala khichdi recipes in the instant pot, mung bean kitchari instant pot or just the plain khichdi instant pot

In india we give this moong dal khichdi for babies above 8 months with just one or two vegetables and also yellow moong is easily digestible and a wholesome meal.

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instant pot kitchari – instant pot khichdi

instant pot kitchari / khichdi is a wholesome one pot vegetarian meal.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Keyword instant pot khichdi, instant pot kitchari

Author Nithya

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon clarified butter / oil ghee
• 1/2 cup moong dal washed and split
• 1 cup rice
• 1/2 cup green beans cut into about 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 number potato medium size washed peeled and small cubed this will make about 1/2 cup of cubed potatoe
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• salt to taste
• 5 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon asafetida hing
• 1-1/2 cups tomatoes finely chopped
• 1 green chili finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon ginger finely shredded
• 2 tablespoon cilantro finely chopped
• ¼ teaspoon garam masala

Instructions

1. Wash rice and moong dal changing water 3 to 4 times in the running water and drain the water completely.

2. Turn on the instant pot in saute mode ,once it displays hot add ghee or oil of your choice.

3. Add the cumin seeds,mustard seeds, hing ,add tomatoes, green chili, ginger, salt and red chilli powder.

4. Let it cook for 2 minutes.Stir inbetween to avoid buring in the bottom

5. Now add the rice,mung dal, vegetables, salt, turmeric and 5 cups of water.

6. Turn on the instant pot to rice mode.

7. Let the pressure release naturally.

8. Add cilantro and garam masala and mix it well.

9. Serve the instant pot khichdi/kitchari with pickle or yogurt or potato chips and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

• This is a no onion no garlic recipe.If you want you can ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon and one onion finely chopped in saute mode for extra flavor.
• If you are Vegan please replace clarified butter with oil .
• You can make this recipe with any dal like toor dal /green mung dal,chana dal or a combination  of any lentils.If you are sick please use only yellow moong dal since its easily digestible.
• In india we give this meal for babies above 8 months with just one or two vegetable since yellow moong is easily digestible and is a wholesome meal.

We had instant pot kitchari with taro roast/arbi fry/seppankizhangu roast

If you don’t have an instant pot don’t worry. you can make the same recipe using any pan. Just make sure you get sugar in one-string consistency.