Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, norom khichuri (mushy rice with lentils & vegetables) #ramadan. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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NPR food editor Rhitu Chatterjee is from Kolkata, India. Here she makes khichuri, a fragrant, one-pot rice and lentil dish flavored with red chili, cardamom. Norom Shada Khichuri ( Soft white khichuri). I have two versions of white khichuri.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook norom khichuri (mushy rice with lentils & vegetables) #ramadan using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Norom Khichuri (Mushy Rice with lentils & vegetables)
#Ramadan:
- Take 2 cups rice (I have used broken basmati)
- Take 1 cup red lentils
- Make ready 1 cup chicken thighs (optional)
- Make ready 1 cup mixed vegetables (any kind of veg)
- Prepare 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Prepare 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Get 1 tsp coriander powder
- Make ready 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- Get 2 large tomato
- Get 1 medium size onion
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Take 1 tsp cooking oil
And khichri "is similar to mujaddara (another Middle Eastern comfort dish with rice and lentils), which can Cook till rice, dal and vegetables look cooked, but not too mushy. Serve with a teaspoon of ghee on top. Wash rice and lentils in water several times to get rid of dust and starch until water runs clear. Fill a pan with fresh water to cover the rice and lentils by When boiling, turn down the heat a fraction and let simmer until the rice and lentils are soft and mushy.
Steps to make Norom Khichuri (Mushy Rice with lentils & vegetables)
#Ramadan:
- Wash and soak the rice in a bowl. I have cut the chicken into small pieces and marinade with pinch of salt and pepper. I had some left over vegetable curry so used them in it. Otherwise you chopped all the vegetables and wash them.
- In a large frying pan pour just 1 tsp of cooking oil. Then add the chicken. Cook it until the colour turns into brownish. Then add onion and tomatoes. As we prefer bit spicy so I have added some green chillies but it’s optional.
- Now add all the spices and cook for 10mins on medium heat. Then pour the soaked rice & lentils. Mix them well. If you are using the raw vegetables, this is the time when you have to add the vegetables. Give it a good stir. After 7 to 10 minutes add 10 cups of water. Make sure it gets mushy. So need to pour enough water. Put the lid on and cook until everything gets perfectly cooked.
- Serve it hot with some lemon or any pickle. 🙂
Wash rice and lentils in water several times to get rid of dust and starch until water runs clear. Fill a pan with fresh water to cover the rice and lentils by When boiling, turn down the heat a fraction and let simmer until the rice and lentils are soft and mushy. A khichuri or khichdi is a classic rice and lentil mélange, prepared differently in different parts of India. This particular red lentil variation is from the Bengal. It is distinct in its use of fried onions to imbue rich flavor into the dish and is replete with cauliflower and potatoes and green peas.
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