Bhuna Khichuri

Name: Bhuna Khichuri
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bangladesh
Ingredients: 200g basmati rice; 200g red lentils; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 3 cloves garlic; 1 piece ginger; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp turmeric; 2 bay leaves; 3 tbsp ghee; hard-boiled eggs and fried onion to serve

Bangladesh

Bangladesh's rainy season and monsoon comfort food. Made on dark afternoons with hilsa fish and begunia.

Bangladeshi spiced rice and lentil porridge — a deeply flavoured khichuri where the rice and lentils are first dry-roasted then cooked with ghee and whole spices until thick.

Authentic Bangladesh Bhuna Khichuri recipe

Photo: raasiel

Prep

10 mins

Cook

30 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

510 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

200gbasmati rice

200gred lentils

1onion, thinly sliced

3 clovesgarlic

1 pieceginger

1 tspcumin

1 tspturmeric

2bay leaves

3 tbspghee

hard-boiled eggs and fried onionto serve

Method

Dry roast rice and lentils briefly until lightly golden.

Fry onion in ghee until golden. Add garlic, ginger and spices.

Add rice and lentils. Stir. Add water to cover.

Cook covered 20-25 minutes until soft and thick.

Serve with fried onion and eggs.

Chef's Tip

Dry-roasting before cooking gives khichuri a nuttiness that the plain version lacks.

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