Khatua Recipe (Bhojpuri Style Khichdi)

Step 1: To begin making Khatua Recipe, wash the rice and toor dal and soak it water for a hour

Step 2: Now pressure cook the soaked rice and dal along with turmeric, salt, 5 cups of water for 5 to 6 whistles and let the pressure release in its own

Step 3: Open the lid, mash the khichdi well and keep aside

Step 4: Heat ghee in a small tadka pan, add the finely chopped onions and saute till translucent

Step 5: Roughly pound the garlic and green chillies using a mortar and pestle and add it to the tadka pan

Step 6: Saute till the raw smell of the garlic goes away

Step 7: Pour this tadka into the cooked khichdi, add in the lemon juice and mix well

Step 8: Garnish with the onions rings, and serve the Khatua Recipe along with some curd, salad and papad for a weeknight dinner

Step 9: Serve Khatua along with Burani Raita, Palak Raita or any other raita of your choice