🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Bengali Khichuri

Name: Bengali Khichuri
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 34 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 1, chopped Tomato; 1, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 cups Rice; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal); a pinch Asafoetida; 1 small, in florets Cauliflower; 1 cup Green Peas

🇮🇳 Indian

Rainy-day bhoger khichuri with cauliflower and peas, pujo essential. One-pot, gentle-spiced and ready in half an hour. Top with fried onions and yogurt for the full experience.

Prep 12 min Cook 22 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato1, chopped
Green Chili1, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Rice2 cups
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed
Asafoetidaa pinch
Cauliflower1 small, in florets
Green Peas1 cup

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Combine the rice and rice, rinse twice, and keep them ready in a bowl.
2
Warm the ghee, drop in cumin seeds and let them darken a shade before anything else.
3
Brown the onion lightly, stir in ginger garlic paste, then the tomato and spices with a splash of water.
4
Tumble in the rice and rice, coat in the masala, add water (1:4) and bring to a boil.
5
Cook on high heat for the first whistles, then low for ten minutes; open, stir vigourously — it should be soft and loose — and finish with ghee.

Chef's tip

Taste as you go — chili heat, salt and sourness should all lift each other, not fight.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Khichuri | Bhoger Khichuri | Bengali Khichuri or Khichri Recipe · on YouTube