Mangshor Bhuna Khichuri (Mutton Khichdi - Bengali Style)

Name: Mangshor Bhuna Khichuri (Mutton Khichdi - Bengali Style)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300-400 grams mutton with bones; 1/3 cup moong dal (split green gram), dry roasted; 1/3 cup rice; 1-2 potatoes, each cut into four pieces & half boiled; 2-3 tbsp mustard oil; 2 bay leaves; 2-3 dry red chilies; 1" cinnamon; 2-3 green cardamoms; 4-5 cloves; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tap ginger-garlic paste; to taste salt; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tbsp coriander-cumin powder; 1 tsp garam masala powder; 2-3 fresh green / red chilies, slit (opt); 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tbsp fried onions; 1 tsp coriander leaves, chopped

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#riceisthebest - Besides monsoon, Khichdi can also be relished in winter season too. So here you are, Bengali style Mutton Khichuri for your weekend lunch. Enjoy them with any side dish, begun bhaja (eggplant fry), aloo bhaja (Potato fry) or just with a dash of lime and papad as accompaniment.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

300-400 grams mutton with bones
1/3 cupmoong dal (split green gram), dry roasted
1/3 cuprice
1-2potatoes, each cut into four pieces & half boiled
2-3 tbspmustard oil
2bay leaves
2-3dry red chilies
1"cinnamon
2-3green cardamoms
4-5cloves
1 tspcumin seeds
1onion, chopped
1 tapginger-garlic paste
to tastesalt
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tbspcoriander-cumin powder
1 tspgaram masala powder
2-3fresh green / red chilies, slit (opt)
1 tbspghee
1 tbspfried onions
1 tspcoriander leaves, chopped

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Steps

1

Soak the rice and roast moong dal for an hour. Keep aside.
Pressure cook the mutton with 2 cups water and 1/2 tsp. salt for 20 minutes on a low flame after the first whistle.
2

Heat oil in a pan and fry the potatoes till light brown. Drain & keep aside. Temper the same oil with bay leaves, dry red chilies, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, and cumin seeds. Saute for a few seconds.
3

Add the onion and fry till light brown.
4

Add the ginger-garlic paste & all the dry spices (except garam masala powder) mixed with some water. Combine everything well & saute till dry.
5

Add the soaked rice & dal and stir fry for 2 minutes.
6

Add the cooked mutton along with the stock & bring it to a boil. Cook, covered on low fame,
7

When half did, add the fried potatoes. green chilies, salt & 1 cup more hot water. Continue to cook till the water has been absorbed & the rice - lentil are well cooked.
8

Add the garam masala powder & ghee. Give it a stir and switch off the flame. Keep it covered for some time.
9

Garnish with coriander leaves and fried onion. Serve with Begun Bhaja (eggplant fry), papad, few green chilies, and lime wedges.