Bangladesh

Bhuna Khichuri

Name: Bhuna Khichuri
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bangladesh
Ingredients: 300 g Basmati rice; 150 g Yellow mung lentils (moong dal); 2 Onions; 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; whole spices Bay, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves; 1 tsp each Turmeric & cumin; 3 tbsp Ghee

Toasted rice-and-lentil dish from Bangladesh

Bhuna khichuri is a savoury rice-and-lentil dish and a comfort food of Bangladesh, made especially on rainy days and at festivals like Eid.

Unlike the porridge version, the rice and lentils are toasted first so the grains stay separate; whole spices give it depth and warmth.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Basmati rice300 g
Yellow mung lentils (moong dal)150 g
Onions2
Ginger-garlic paste1 tbsp
Bay, cinnamon, cardamom, cloveswhole spices
Turmeric & cumin1 tsp each
Ghee3 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Toast the mung lentils without oil until fragrant, then wash.
Fry the onions in ghee, add the whole spices.
Stir in ginger-garlic, turmeric and cumin.
Toast the rice and lentils briefly.
Pour in hot water and cook covered until grainy and tender.

Make it original

Moong dal, basmati rice and ghee for bhuna khichuri are in the Asia Boutique.

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