Mugachi khichdi (kedgeree)

Can't get any easier than this. You can even make this when you are down with a cold and the warm comfort it gives beats chicken soup any day! My aayee (mother) told me about this simple and quick recipe. People usually season/temper food, but this is made without giving phodni (seasoning), so no splashing of hot oil and no oily fumes!

Ingredients:
1. Rice(organic brown) 1 cup
2. Mug daal (green gram lentils) 1/2 cup
3. Water 2.5 cups
4. Salt: to taste
5. Whole black peppercorns 3-4 (optional)
6. Cinnamon 1 small stick (optional)
7. Cloves : 1-2 (optional)
8. Onion: 1 medium roughly chopped
9. Halad (turmeric powder):  1/2 tspn
10. Filtered groundnut oil/any filtered oil or ghee: 1tspn

Procedure:

Wash and drain the rice and lentils. Place all ingredients in a pressure cooker and cook for 10 minutes. Do not open the lid (let out the steam) for another 10 minutes, the khichdi is still cooking even if the heat is switched off. Open the cooker, grab a plate/bowl and nourish yourself!

Note: If you are using organic brown rice, it has to soak separately for 20 minutes before you begin cooking. Do not drain the water off after soaking, it has a lot of nutrients. So wash and drain before soaking in the 2.5 cups water.