Bengali style khichdi

Name: Bengali style khichdi
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup leftover rice; 1/2 cup split mung dal; 1/2 inch chopped ginger; 1 small chopped tomato; 1 green chilli; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2-3/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 green peas or 1 to 1.5 cups of chopped mix vegetables like cauliflower; 1 inch cinnamon (dalchini); 1 green cardamom; 2 cloves; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tbsp ghee or oil; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 3 cups Water

Sangha Mondal @cook_16746475

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Bengali style khichdi

Sangha Mondal @cook_16746475

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Ingredients

25 minuts

2 servings

1/2 cupleftover rice
1/2 cupsplit mung dal
1/2 inchchopped ginger
1small chopped tomato
1green chilli
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2-3/4 tspred chilli powder
1/2green peas or 1 to 1.5 cups of chopped mix vegetables like cauliflower
1 inchcinnamon (dalchini)
1green cardamom
2cloves
1bay leaf
1 tspcumin powder
1 tbspghee or oil
1 tspsugar
1 tspSalt
3 cupsWater

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Steps

25 minuts

1

Rinse and soak rice in water for 30 mins. Take a pan and slow roast the moong dal till some of the lentils turn light golden and aromatic.Keep stirring to get uniform roasting and browning.When the lentils cool, rinse them in water. Sprinkle some water on them and keep aside.
2

Heat ghee or oil in the pressure cooker.First fry the whole spices till they become aromatic, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaf and cumin,then add the chopped ginger and saute for a 5-6 seconds.Add turmeric, red chilli powder and saute for 2-3 seconds,then add the tomatoes and green chilies and saute till the tomatoes become soft add the chopped veggies - potato and peas.Stir and saute for a minute add the roasted moong dal and saute for 2 minutes.
Add the drained rice and stir well.
3

Pour 5 cups water and add salt and sugar stir and then pressure cook for 4-5 whistles on medium to high flame.
once the pressure settles down on it's own, open the lid of the cooker. serve the bengali khichdi with bringal fry or Yoghurt and some roasted papads by the side.