Thursday 8 July 2021

Khichuri Recipe Bengali Style/Vegetable Khichuri in pressure cooker



Khichuri Recipe Bengali Style

This is simple vegetable Khichuri recipe in pressure cooker.This is super easy quick recipe  for beginners as well for working people.I made these with leftover vegetables and was super delicious .These are the common vegetables I have used.You can use vegetables of your choice.You can make this in handi or in any pot.I have made this in simple way and in bengali style.

Ingredients

  • Gobindobhog/Any flavoured rice-1 and 1/2 cup (Any cup can be used.Ratio will be same)
  • Masoor Dal/Red lentil-1 cup
  • Cauliflower-1 cup florets
  • Carrots- 1 cup diced
  • Potato-1 diced
  • Onion-1 sliced
  • White oil-1 tbsp
  • Ghee-2 tbsp
  • Bayleaves-2
  • Whole red chilli -2
  • Cumin seeds-1 tp
  • Cardamom-few
  • Cloves-few
  • Cinnamon Stick-2 small
  • Tomato chopped-1
  • Granted ginger-1 tp
  • Turmeric powder-1 tp
  • Cumin powder-1/2 tp
  • Green chillies-5
  • salt to taste
  • Sugar-1 tp (optional}
  • Water- 5 cups of water(measure with the same cup in which you have measured rice,dal)

Method

1 Measure rice and lentil together .Wash it thoroughly and keep aside.

2 Measure 5 cups of water and keep.Use same cup.

3 Cut vegetables in same size and keep.

4 Now in a pressure cooker add white oil ,ghee and heat it first.

5 Add bayleaves,Whole red chillies,cumin seeds,cardamom,cinnamon,cloves and temper for few seconds.

6 Now add chopped tomato and saute for few seconds and then add grated ginger.Keep stirring till tomato turns soft.

7 Now add diced potato,carrot,cauliflower and fry for a min.Add salt to taste.Fry for another min or two.Add spices like turmeric powder,cumin powder and saute it well for 2 min .Then add sliced onions and keep stirring.Add very little water to saute the spices well.Once it is nicely sauted add green chillies and the washed rice and lentils and again mix it well and fry for 2 mins.

8 Now add the measured water.Check your salt and then pressure cook until one whistle.

9 Garnish with little ghee and keep it covered and serve hot with omellete,fried potatoes(aloo bhaja),Brinjal fry

Perfect for monsoon and winter season.

Recipe by Chef Dimpol Chakraborty