Bengali Khichdi

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Tulsi Joha Rice
  • 3/4 cup Aijong Rice
  • 3/4 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)
  • Mustard Oil
  • Ginger (Minced)
  • Potato, Carrot, French Beans
  • Panch Puran (Spice Blend)
  • Dried Red Chilies
  • Sliced Green Chili
  • Bay leaves
  • Ghee
  • Fried Peanuts
  • Turmeric Powder
  • Salt

Cooking Procedure

  • Rinse the rice and dal separately in water for a few times so that dirt and starch and foreign particles are removed.
  • Heat the mustard oil in a Kadhai. Add Dried Red Chilies, green chili (sliced), bay leaves, Panch Puran (Spice Blend) and let the spices crackle and stir for few seconds.
  • Add Yellow Moong Dal in Kadhai and roast it till the color changes from yellow to golden brown.
  • Pour water in kadhai and let the dal cook for a while. Add Salt, Turmeric Powder, minced ginger, vegetables and little ghee during stirring. Let it cook for few minutes
  • Add Rice in kadhai and cook for a couple of minutes and bring it to boil.
  • Stir regularly to ensure that the dal does not stick to the bottom and get burnt. Add hot water (if required)
  • Add Fried Peanut and a little more ghee and cook for another 5minutes.
  • Put off the flame and take the kadhai off from stove.
  • Garnish it with coriander leaves and ghee.

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