Khichuri (also known as khichri in the Indian subcontinent) is a dish essentially of rice and lentils. There are an infinite varieties of Khichuri.
This version is a basic version quite common in Bangladesh and is often eaten with fried eggplants or scrambled eggs.
Ingredients
- MoogdAl 1 cup
- PolAu Rice 2 cups
- Finely diced ginger 2 tsp
- Salt 1 tbsp
- Cinnamon Sticks 2/3
- Bayleaf 2 [small ones]
- Ghee 1/2 cup
- Cloves 4/5
Steps
- Wash the rice
- Fry the dAl separtely for a while.
- Lightly fry in ghee the ginger and bay leaves
- Then add the rice, dAl, and salt, fry for about 10 minutes. Medium to medium high heat
- Add five cups of boiling water and the salt
- As soon as the water comes up to boil, put a lid on it.
- Simmer on low heat for 20/25 minutes
- You could add beresta to it or you could make it spicier by adding turmeric and chilli powder. I use 1/2 tsp of the former and 1 tsp of the latter. [I like it hot]
Comments
Hi thank you for putting up this recipe I have been looking everywhere for this.. do you know any other bengali traditional food
coming from me since i live in america, i would love to learn more food dishes from bangledesh. i think sonme of yalls food should be broutgh over to america. yall deserve to be recognized ^_^
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