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Title: Khichuri
Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 04, 2009, 06:10:05 AM
Ingredients

1 cup rice
1 cup masoor dal
2-3 tbsp ghee
4 tsp butter
2 dry red and green chillies, each
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp fenugreek or methi seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric or haldi
1 cup cauliflower, diced
1 cup carrot, diced
1/2 cup green peas
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 tsp ginger
Salt

Method

Soak the rice and masoor dal in water for an hour. Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add methi, red chilly, bay leaves and ginger. Stir and fry.

Add all the vegetables, onion and green chilly and stir for 7 to 10 minutes. Add rice, masoor dal, salt and haldi powder. Add 4 cups of water. Pressure cook for 10 minutes. Take of the heat and serve hot with a dollop of butter.

Remember: Rice and dal should be in 1:1 ratio. You can use other veggies (bean, cabbage etc).