Gujarati Khichu (Khichiyu) is a popular street food from Gujarat. This sticky- dough like porridge is made with rice flour spiced with cumin seeds, ginger and carom seeds and served drizzled with oil and Khichu powder and/or chilli powder.
It is also called ‘papdi no lot’ which translates as ‘dough for papad’. It is because if you take this dough one step further while cooking, meaning steaming the dough then you can make rice papad out of it.
Khichu is a healthy and delicious rice dish and can be served as a tea-time snack, at breakfast or as a light meal at any time of the day. This dish is a vegan, gluten-free and saatvik dish (onion-garlic free). In Maharashtra, there is a very similar dish called ‘Ukad’ while Tamil Nadu has a dish called ‘Mor Kali or Mor Koozh’.
I enjoy a hot bowl of Khichu with tea. It is super quick to make and easy too. Try this simple recipe!
