Bengali Style Khichdi/Khicuri Recipe
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Bengali Style Khichdi/Khicuri is a traditional version of khichdi which is basically a mixture of rice, vegetable, and lentil. This rice dish is generally made on any festival and also perfect during the rainy season. It is a healthy one pot meal.
Ingredients
- 1 cuprice (chawal), soaked and drained
- 1/2 cupmasoor dal (split red lentil)
- 3 tbspghee
- 2bay leaves (tej patta)
- 1/2 cupfinely chopped onions
- 2 tspginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
- 1/2 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
- 1/2 cupgreen peas
- 1/2 cupfrench beans, cut into 1” pieces
- 6 to 7small onions, peeled
- 4 to 5baby potatoes, peeled
- 2 1/2 tspfinely chopped green chilies
- saltto taste
To Be Ground Into A Coarse Powder
- 4cloves (laung / lavang)
- 2cardamoms
- 1small stick cinnamon (dalchini)
Directions
- In a blender add cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon, and blend to a coarse powder and keep it aside.
- Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the bay leaves and the prepared powder and fry on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the onions and fry on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes and add the ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, rice and masoor dal, mix well and fry on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add 3½ cups of hot water, green peas, french beans, onions, potatoes, green chilies and salt, mix well and cook on a low flame for 20 minutes and stir occasionally.
- Switch off the flame and transfer it to a serving bowl and serve it hot with papad.
Meghna Nath
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