Hilsa vuna khichdi (in Bengali style)

Name: Hilsa vuna khichdi (in Bengali style)
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 3persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 pieces hilsa fish; 1 1/2 cup gobindobhog rice; 1 cup yellow lentils or Moong daal,dry roasted; 1/2 cup Red lentils or masoor daal; 1 " cinnamon stick; 5-6 nos green cardamom; 1 nos bay leaf; 2 nos whole dry red chilli; 1 big onion, sliced; 1/2 tsp garlic paste; 1/2 tsp ginger paste; 2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 6-7 nos green chillies, split; 3 tsp salt or as per taste; 1/4 tsp sugar; 4 tbsp mustard oil; 1/4 tsp clarified butter/ghee; 4 1/2 cup boiling water

Debjani Dutta @cook_14360896

Kolkata

#riceisthebest
#goldenapron
This is very tasty,yummy but healthy recipe.This is one of my comfort foods.

Debjani Dutta @cook_14360896

Kolkata

#riceisthebest
#goldenapron
This is very tasty,yummy but healthy recipe.This is one of my comfort foods.

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Ingredients

25 minutes

3persons

6 pieceshilsa fish
1 1/2 cupgobindobhog rice
1 cupyellow lentils or Moong daal,dry roasted
1/2 cupRed lentils or masoor daal
1" cinnamon stick
5-6nos green cardamom
1nos bay leaf
2nos whole dry red chilli
1big onion, sliced
1/2 tspgarlic paste
1/2 tspginger paste
2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
6-7nos green chillies, split
3 tspsalt or as per taste
1/4 tspsugar
4 tbspmustard oil
1/4 tspclarified butter/ghee
4 1/2 cupboiling water

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Soak and wash rice and two types of lentils, drain it properly.
2

Marinate fish for 5-10 minutes with little salt, turmeric and red chilli powder,heat oil in a pan till it reaches it's smoke point,and slightly fry both sides of the fish, keep it aside.
3

In same oil,add bay leaf, whole dry red chilli, cinnamon, green cardamom,let it crackle, then add sliced onion,fry it till translucent.
4

Add garlic, ginger paste, sugar,red chilli powder, turmeric,cook it till oil separate.
5

Add rice, lentils,salt and clarified butter/ ghee, cook it for couple of minutes.
6

Now add boiling water, keep it on high flame for 2 minutes, cover with lid and keep in low flame for 8-9 minutes or till water evaporates a bit.
7

Put off the flame,open the cover and scoop out half khichdi,then arrange the fish pieces as shown below.
8

Now place the rest of the khichdi over the arranged fish,add splits green chillies, again cook it in low flame for 5-7 minutes after air-sealing the pan.
9

Serve hot and enjoy.