Moghlai Kichidi Recipe

Ingredients

• cup rice
• ½ cup green gram
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 green chilis
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• A few curry leaves
• 10 - 12 cashew nuts
• ½ tsp shah jeera (caraway seeds)
• 3 each cloves, cardamom and 1" cinnamon sticks
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tbsp clarified butter
• Salt to taste

How to make Moghlai Kichidi

1. Wash and soak rice and green gram together.
2. Make a powder of the dry spices, except bay leaf.
3. Make a coarse paste of onion, chilies, ginger and garlic.
4. Keep aside.
5. Heat ghee in a pan and add the onion paste and bay leaf.
6. Fry till golden brown.
7. Add the spices powder, curry leaves and mix.
8. To this, add 3 cups of water and bring to a boil.
9. Add the soaked rice and green gram.
10. Add the salt and cook till done.
11. Garnish with cashew nuts fried in butter.
12. Serves: 2
13. Cooking Time: 20 minutes