Dhaba Dal Khichdi

Comfort food at its best , one of my fave dishes .
Wash and soak a mix of 3/4th cup toor dal 1/4th cup masoor dal , 2 tbsp chana dal , 4 tbsp yellow moong dal .

Soak 1 cup basmati rice , boil with salt till done, strain and keep aside.

In a pressure cooker add the soaked dal along with 3 glasses of water , half tsp haldi , some chopped coriander , half tsp zeera , 1 chopped tomato , 2 tbsp chopped onion . Pressure cook on high heat till first whistle and low heat for 7-8 mins. Mash the dal lightly and keep aside

Take a big vessel or kadhai , add some oil , fry 1 big sliced onion till golden and remove. In the same oil add 1 tbsp ghee ,1 tej patta, few curry leaves , 3 tbsp chopped garlic 2-3 chopped green chillies and saute well , add 2 finely chopped tomatoes and salt , cook till soft , add 1 tsp red chilli powder , 1 tsp dhanya powder , half tsp zeera powder , half tsp garam masala powder , 1 tbsp kasoori methi and saute well . Add the cooked dal and rice, little chopped coriander , add little water if needed and cook for 5-7 mins , lastly mix juice of half lime and the fried onion and switch off heat. Sprinkle lots of chopped coriander on the khichdi. ( dont mix)
Now in a small vessel heat lots of ghee ( you can also take oil and 1 tbsp ghee) add half tsp hing , 2 whole red chillis broken , 2 green chillies slit , 4-5 cloves of garlic sliced , half tsp zeera and fry till golden and switch off heat. Stir 1 tsp red chilli powder in it and pour on the kothmir we had spread on the khichdi , and serve hotttt.