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Tuesday, 24 September 2013

KHICHURI; the Eminent Starter for Bengalis

Khichuri is an authentic Indian recipe and they are used specially this recipe for the puja to worshipped the food to the God. It is of many types but here the recipe for ‘Khichuri’ is for Bhog (the food of God) purposes.

KHICHURI


Ingredients:

            Rice: 1 cup
            Moong Dal: 1cup
            Bay Leaves: 2-3
            Cumin Seeds: ½ teaspoon
            Ginger Paste: 1 teaspoon
            Cumin Powder: 1 teaspoon
            Corriender Powder: 1teaspoon
            Salt: to taste
            Oil: for cooking
            Water: as per need
            Green Chily: 3-4
            Ghee: 2 teaspoon
            Garam Masala: 1 teaspoon

Procedure:


Firstly washed the rice and dal separately, take some water in pan to boil it and placed it on the flame to boil. Take an another pan on the flame and let the oil in to it for make it hot; leave bay leaves and cumin seeds to it and fry all the spices and mix the dal with it and stir thoroughly. After few minutes ad the rice to it and when it is done to mix it up then put all the mixture in to the boiled hot water and leave it for cooking minimum 20 minutes and when this cooked well then add green chilies and ghee to it.