Khichu - "Papdi no lot"

Recipe of Khichu step by step with pictures

Khichu - "Papdi no lot"

Khichu is very famous gujarati snack, a simple gujarati dish of rice flour cooked with spices. It is very easy and quick to cook. Khichu gets generally ready within 15-20 mins and everyone likes it.  

Ingredients

1. 1 cup Rice flour
2. 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
3. ½ tsp Carom seeds (Ajwain)
4. 2 Green chillies , splitted
5. Salt to taste
6. ¼ tsp Soda bicarbonate
7. Oil to serve

Method

1. Take a thick pan.
2. Boil 2 cups of water ie. The double amount of water as compare to rice flour in a thick pan.
3. Add cumin seeds, carom seeds, green chilies, salt, soda bicarbonate and leave the pan till water starts boiling. (See Image 1)
4. Put off gas flame. Add rice flour slowly mix well and keep stirring till that lumps disappears. (See Image 2, 3)
5. Cover it with lid and put it in a pressure cooker for 3 whistles. (See Image 4)
6. After taking out of cooker, mix well such a way the mixture looks like a dough.
7. Now khichu is ready to eat.
8. Serve hot with raw oil and methi masala or shingdana chutney. (See Image 5)

Images of Preparation

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