Bangladeshi Food and Recipes » khichuri http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/ranna All about food from Bangladesh Sat, 19 May 2012 00:10:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Bhuna Khichuri – basic http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/ranna/rice/bhuna-khichuri-basic/ http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/ranna/rice/bhuna-khichuri-basic/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:08:18 +0000 zunaid http://virtualbangladesh.com/ranna/?p=34

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

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]]> 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

  1. Wash the rice
  2. Fry the dAl separtely for a while.
  3. Lightly fry in ghee the ginger and bay leaves
  4. Then add the rice, dAl, and salt, fry for about 10 minutes. Medium to medium high heat
  5. Add five cups of boiling water and the salt
  6. As soon as the water comes up to boil, put a lid on it. :)
  7. Simmer on low heat for 20/25 minutes
  8. 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]

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