Bangladeshi Khichuri

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup yellow lentils
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cardamom, 1 cinnamon
• 4 tbsp oil
• 5 cups water
• Salt

Instructions

1. Dry-roast the lentils briefly until fragrant, then rinse.
2. Fry the onion in oil until golden, add the whole spices and ginger-garlic.
3. Stir in the turmeric and cumin.
4. Add the rice, lentils, water and salt.
5. Simmer covered for 25 minutes until soft and porridge-like.

Serving suggestions

• Lovely with fried egg, pickle or papad.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 3 days; thickens, loosen with water.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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