Bhuna Khichuri (Bengali Rice and Lentils)

Name: Bhuna Khichuri (Bengali Rice and Lentils)
Ingredients: 1 cup white fragrant rice (e.g Basmati rice or short-grained pilau rice); 1 cup green gram or red split lentils; ½ cup split dried chickpeas (preferably Bengal variety; optional); ½ cup garden peas (optional); 2 tablespoons butter (preferably ghee); ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; 2 whole green chiles, slit in the middle and optionally de-seeded; Salt to taste; 4 cups water for boiling; 2 bay leaves; 4 green cardamom pods; 4 whole cloves; 2 sticks of cinnamon 1 inch long; ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds; 2 cm piece of ginger, finely chopped; 1 medium or 2 small onions, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons butter preferably ghee; 1 bunch coarsely chopped fresh coriander leaves

|South Asian cuisines

Category: Bengali · Serves 2

Ingredients

1 cup white fragrant rice (e.g Basmati rice or short-grained pilau rice)
1 cup green gram or red split lentils
½ cup split dried chickpeas (preferably Bengal variety; optional)
½ cup garden peas (optional)
2 tablespoons butter (preferably ghee)
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
2 whole green chiles, slit in the middle and optionally de-seeded
Salt to taste
4 cups water for boiling
2 bay leaves
4 green cardamom pods
4 whole cloves
2 sticks of cinnamon 1 inch long
¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
2 cm piece of ginger, finely chopped
1 medium or 2 small onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons butter preferably ghee
1 bunch coarsely chopped fresh coriander leaves

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