Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, bengali bhuna khichuri / khichdi. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Bengali Bhuna Khichuri / Khichdi is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Bengali Bhuna Khichuri / Khichdi is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Bengali khichdi recipe with step by step photos. Bhaja muger dal khichuri is a delicious one-pot meal of rice, moong dal and vegetables. The Bengali khichdi has an addition of mixed vegetables that we generally add to pulao like - cauliflower, green peas, potatoes, carrots etc.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have bengali bhuna khichuri / khichdi using 21 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Bengali Bhuna Khichuri / Khichdi:
- Make ready 1/2 cup basmati rice
- Prepare 1/2 cup moong dal (split green gram)
- Get 1 cup cauliflower florets
- Prepare 10-12 french beans, cut into 1" piece
- Get 1 carrot, cut into 1" piece
- Make ready 1 potato, chopped
- Prepare 3 tbsp. mustard oil
- Take 2 bay leaves
- Prepare 2 dry red chilies
- Make ready 1" cinnamon
- Get 2 green cardamoms
- Prepare 4-5 cloves
- Take 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- Prepare 2 green chilies, slit
- Take 1" ginger, julienne
- Make ready to taste salt
- Take 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Make ready as required coriander leaves, green chilies and lime wedges to garnish
- Get 1 tbsp. roasted coriander-cumin powder
- Take as needed begun bhaja / aloo bhaja (eggplant fry / potato fry) to serve
- Take 1 tsp. ghee
Bhuna Khichuri Recipe - The ultimate comfort food for Bengalis/Bangladeshis on a rainy day. A classic Bangladeshi and Bengali recipe. Rain is almost synonymous with eating khichuri for Bengalis. It is the ultimate comfort food for rainy days or any days as a matter of fact.
Steps to make Bengali Bhuna Khichuri / Khichdi:
- Dry roast the moong dal till light brown. Soak the rice and dal for 30 minutes. Heat 2 tbsp. oil and saute the potatoes and cauliflower separately till light brown. Keep aside.
- Heat the remaining oil and fry the cumin seeds, bay leaves, ginger, dry red chilies, green chilies, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves. Saute for a few seconds till the crackling stops.
- Add the soaked and drained rice and moong dal. Saute for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups water, salt, coriander-cumin powder, turmeric powder and the fried veggies, carrots and beans (Preserving few to garnish).
- Pressure cook for 2 whistles. Drizzle ghee and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with begun bhaja (fried eggplants), lime wedges and green chilies.
Bengali Bhoger Khichuri- A delicious khichdi made with roasted yellow lentil,rice and potato,cauliflower and fresh green peas. This Khichdi is made by roasting the yellow lentil/ moong daal which gives a very nice flavour and aroma to the khichdi. The daal is roasted hence it is also. Bhoger khichuri is a traditional Bengali recipe that is prepared during festive seasons. The bhaja muger dal khichuri is a Bengali-style moong dal khichdi that uses a lot of special spices and vegetables.
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