Patla Shobji Khichuri Recipe: Comforting Bengali Vegetable Khichuri
Patla Khichuri
Equipment
- 1 large pot or a patil
Ingredients
- 2 cups kalijeera, chinigura, basmati rice
- 1 cup moong daal moong lentil, yellow lentils
- 1 cup masoor daal masoor lentils, red lentils
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- 2 cups diced potatoes
- 2 cups bottle guard
- 1 cup diced pumpkin
- 1 cup sweet peas
- 2 cups diced tomatoes
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp turmaric powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp any meat masala I will post my homemade meat masala recipe on my blog soon.
- 6-10 pieces fresh chillies
- 1 tbsp ghee/mustard oil
- 2 tbsp fried onion and garlic
- 2 whole bay leaves
- 2 whole cinnamon
- 2 whole dried chilli
Instructions
- Wash rice and lentils in a bowl, strain and set it aside.
- In a pot add oil, temper whole spices.
- Add in the sliced onions. cook for a few minutes.
- add in the diced potatoes. followed by ginger garlic paste.cook for 2,3 minutes.
- add in the tomatoes. mix well.
- add in chilli and turmaric powder and cook for 2 minutesadd in the meat masala powder along with rest of the vegetables.
- mix well. add washed rice and lentils.combine again and cook for a few minutes before adding in 10 cups of hot water .
- Adjust salt and let everything come to a boil.continuously stir to get a thick mushy consistancy.
- Add more water if needed, add green peas.
- lower the heat. drizzle some ghee and garnish with gorom masala, chilies, fried onion, garlic, etc.
- Simmer for a few more minutes and serve hot.
Enjoy!
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