Khichri

Khichri 

This is my mom's homely recipe & my true comfort food 

Recipe:

Ingredients:

• ½ cup Rice
• ¼ cup yellow split lentil (moong daal)
• ¼ cup red lentil (masoor daal)
• 1 big onion, thinly sliced
• 3-4 cloves finely chopped garlic  
• 1 inch piece finely chopped ginger
• ¼ - ½ tsp turmeric powder
• Salt, to taste
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 bay leaf 
• 3-4 cloves
• 3-4 whole black peppers
• 1 black cardamom
• 1 inch stick of cinnamon 

Method

• Mix rice & lentils and wash till water runs clear and soak them for 30 mins.
• Heat oil in a saucepan / pot and add cumin seeds, bay leaf, black cardamom, peppercorns, cloves and cinnamon.
• When cumin seeds start to sizzle and spices become aromatic, add onion and sauté until onion is browned lightly.
• Take half of fried onion and keep aside.
• Add chopped ginger & garlic and saute for 30 secs.
• Add turmeric powder and salt and stir for 15 secs.
• Add 2 cups water and cover the pan till brought to rolling boil.
• Add the rice and lentils and mix everything well.
• Cook on medium-high  heat until rice become 80% cooked and water is 80% dried.
• Turn the flame to low, sprinkle fried onions over rice and cover the pot. Rice will cook now in steam for 5-7 mins.

• Remove the lid and fluff the rice.
• Serve with raita, salad & mixed mango-carrot-chili-lemon pickle. 

~ Enjoy! :)