Khichu

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| name = Khichu (Gujarati dish)

| image = Khichu.JPG

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| country = India

| region = Gujarat

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| type = Snack; as dough for papad

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| main_ingredient = Rice flour, Cumin, Alkaline Salt known as Papad Khar

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File:Kheechu (Cooked Rice Flour) Gujarati Food.jpg

Khichu is a dough for making papad, however, owing to its taste it is also consumed as a snack or side dish. It is made from rice flour, however, other flours are sometimes used. The snack is prepared by cooking flour in water like porridge with cumin seeds and an alkaline salt known as Papad Khar (An alkaline salt with major components as sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate){{Cite web |url=http://ir.cftri.com/7301/ |title=Chemical composition of Papad Khar |access-date=5 October 2015 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030100837/http://ir.cftri.com/7301/ |url-status=dead }} and then steaming the lump. It is often served with oil and chilli powder.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tarladalal.com/Rice-Khichu-%28-Gujarati-Recipe%29-582r |title=Rice khichu recipe on taraladalal.com |access-date=10 April 2015 |archive-date=7 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407030956/http://www.tarladalal.com/Rice-Khichu-(-Gujarati-Recipe)-582r |url-status=live }}