Kadam Bhog is a delicious Khichdi made during the Diwali season with fresh winter crops. This is an offering to God as prasad.
I adapted this recipe from here, where I got to know that it’s a dish from Rajasthan, where it is part of the festival known as Annakut. This dish is supposed to be cooked during the Diwali season. So people offer the new winter crop as offerings in all temples. Later the vegetables are used to make this Kadam Bhog, which is then distributed to all as prasad or bhog.
After the heavy indulgence, this comfort food is good for the tummy and needless to say this delicious khichdi makes up for the taste and texture.
I have fourteen more dishes to complete and whatever chance comes upon, I make sure I cook for the list. So the days I make something else for the kids, all the elders get to eat the Khichdis. this one was particularly well received. We have been enjoying our dinners with the different ones I have been making.
For sure once I am done with all, I would surely be repeating these for dinners. So Kadam Bhog is the pick for H in the AtoZ Quick Under 30 Minutes, which is my theme in the Biryanis, Pulaos, Khichdis and Mixed Rices, where I am doing Quick Under 30 Minutes Meals. If you want to read some elaborate Biryanis, check out what I have for K in Spice your Life!
A to Z Quick Under 30 Minutes Meals
A for Achari Chana Vegetable Pulao
B for Bhuga Chawara
C for Cholia Chawal
D for Dal Khichdi
E for Ellu Sadam
F for Fodnicha Bhaat
G for Green Garlic Pulao
H for Hare Chane Ka Pulav
I for Ivygourd Masala Rice
J for Jevarisi Chitranna
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Step By Step Pictures for making Kadam Bhog
Kadam Bhog | How to make Annakut Bhog
Ingredients
1 cup Rice
3/4 cup Split Yellow Moong Dal
3 tsp Ghee
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
3 Bay Leaves
1 inch Cinnamon
4 Cloves
4 nos Peppercorns
1 tsp Carom Seeds / Ajwain
A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
Salt To Taste
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Ginger
1/4 cup Radish cut into small cubes
1 Tomato Chopped
1/4 cup Carrot
1 cup Spinach
1/4 cup Pumpkin
1-2 Green Chillies
1/4 cup Bottle Gourd
Handful Coriander Leaves
1/4 cup Peas
1 tsp Lemon Juice
How to make Kadam Bhog
Wash and soak Rice, dal for 15-20 mins.
Take a wide pressure cooker, add ghee next add asafoetida, cumin seeds, bay leaves, cinnamon, pepper corns, cloves, carom seeds, ginger and green chillies.
Next, add all the chopped vegetables and stir it well.
When the vegetables are cooked for 5 to 7 mins stirring, add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt, and stir well.
Add 5 cups of water, cover with the lid and cook for 3 whistles.
When pressure falls down add lemon juice and stir well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve piping hot.

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- 1 cup Rice
- 3/4 cup Split Yellow Moong Dal
- 3 tsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 3 Bay Leaves
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 4 Cloves
- 4 nos Peppercorns
- 1 tsp Carom Seeds / Ajwain
- A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
- A Pinch Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Ginger
- 1/4 cup Radish
- 1/4 cup Carrot
- 1/4 cup Pumpkin
- 1/4 cup Bottle Gourd
- 1 Tomato Chopped
- 1 cup Spinach
- 1/4 cup Peas
- 1-2 Green Chillies
- Handful Coriander Leaves
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
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- Wash and soak Rice, dal for 15-20 mins.
- Take a wide pressure cooker, add ghee next add asafoetida, cumin seeds, bay leaves, cinnamon, peppercorns, cloves, carom seeds, ginger, and green chilies.
- Next, add all the chopped vegetables and stir it well.
- When the vegetables are cooked for 5 to 7 mins stirring, add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt, and stir well.
- Add 5 cups of water, cover with the lid and cook for 3 whistles.
- When pressure falls down add lemon juice and stir well.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve piping hot.
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10 comments
A comforting bowl of khichdi.I have fell in love with the various khichdis I cooked for this marathon and can understand the feeling.The vegetables used here sound unique in terms of khichdi preparation.
Love the veggies you used in this kichidi, adding radish is new to me. Kichidi looks so yummy.
Kichdi is an amazing comfort food and I never get bored of reading about various kichdis. This one loaded with veggies looks so good.
First I love the name kadam bhog , it sounds very exotic . Next I like the colours of the veggies going in , how colourful ! The colour contrast looks gorgeous ! And with so much goodness the Khichadi is bound to be delicious .
Whole a lot of vegetable added to the kichadi.. Sounds tempting and yumm…
A unique combination of vegetables in this khichdi. My Bengali friend makes khichdi and she adds all these vegetables and also plantain. Comfort food.
Learned something new today. Really great find Valli. Never tried adding carom seeds to kichadi. Got to try that. It makes it more healthy too.
bottlegourd in a khichri ! seriously :-)) bookmarking this as this is my kind of veggie loaded dish. a rare, perfect find , Valli !! good job…
Adding Carom and seeds and radish to khichdi recipe is new to me..loved this healthy khichdi with flavour of carom seeds to enhance the taste.
Simple and quick and loaded with veggies and dal, a healthy bhog indeed.