Delicious shahi khichuri ( a yummy rice preparation from bengal)

Ingredients

• Basmati Rice 150 gram
• Whole mung bean dal 100 gram
• Bengal gram dal 50 gram
• Whole red chilly 2
• Cardamom 2 whole
• Cinnamon 1 inch stick
• Clove 2
• Tomato 1 big chunks
• Carrot 1 big chunks
• Potato 1 big chunks
• Peas 1/2 cup
• Cauliflower 6 big florets
• Cumin seed 1/4 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Chilly powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/4 tea spoon
• Coriander powder 1/4 tea spoon
• Salt to taste
• Sugar 1 teaspoon
• Fresh coriander leaves 1/2 cup coarsely chopped
• Mix raisin
• Graram masala 1/2 teaspoon
• Clarified butter 1 tablespoon
• Soya or vegetable oil 3 tablespoons
• Water 2 glass

Preparation

• Cut and wash all the vegetable. Mix all the dal and rice and wash it. Heat oil in a pan and then break the whole red chilly little bit add it with whole cardamom, cinnamon and cumin seeds.
• When they start to crack add all the spices and tomatoes , vegetables , rice, daal , salt mix well and then pour two glass of water. Mix well.
• Put the lid and let it cook for 10 to 12 minutes or till the rice and dal are well cooked. Then add sugar ,chopped coriander, gram masala powder , fried coconut, cashew and raisin and at last a sprinkle a spoon full of clarified butter.
• Mix well. Your delicious pure vegetarian delicious khichuri is ready. This is a whole meal you can have it for lunch and dinner with fried eggplant or potato or simply relish this Indian delicacy.
• Though the list of ingredient is bit long but once your prepared it is just few minutes job.

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