Buckwheat Khichdi | Kuttu Ki Khichdi | Navratri Upvas or Breakfast Recipe by Priyanka Rattawa

Buckwheat Khichdi, a navratri upvas recipe is super healthy, delicious and easy to make. Buckwheat/Kuttu/Phaphra is gluten free, rich in fiber and higher in protein. Ingredients- 1 cup buckwheat /kuttu /phaphra 1 potato finely chopped 1 Carrot finely chopped 1 tomato finely chopped 2.5 cups water 1 green chili, chopped ½ inch ginger grated curry leaves ½ tsp cumin seeds/jeera ½ cup Roasted peanuts powder 1 tbsp oil 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves lemon juice rock salt as required 1 tsp black pepper powder How to make it- 1. Add water and salt in a pan and allow it to boil. Add buckwheat and cook until it is soft and the water is dried off. oil in a pan , add the cumin and saute till they crackle. then add the green chili , ginger,curry leaves and saute for a few seconds. 3. Add potato , carrots , salt and saute for 5 minutes. Add tomato and cook for another 5 mins. 4. Add the peanuts powder ,pepper, lime juice to the cooked buckwheat and mix well. 5. Add buckwheat mixture , stir and cover