Bhuna Khichuri

Bhuna Khichuri is the ultimate comfort food for Bangali's in a cold or rainy day. If you are in UK, you are in right place for bhuna khichuri because it's cold and rainy almost everyday!

The proportions of ingredients are for 1 cup rice, which should be enough for two. To cook more, just multiply everything accordingly. 

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice. 1 cup > washed and drained
• Mung dal. ¼ cup > washed and drained
• Chana dal. ¼ cup> washed and drained
• Salt 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
• Bay leaf 1
• Cinnamon. 2 one inch sticks
• Cloves 2
• Cardamon 2
• Red chilli 2
• Green chilli. 2
• Potato.  175g (approx 1 large) > Peel & Cut in about 1 inch size roughly.
• Carrot. 175g (approx 1 large) > Peel & Cut in about 1 inch size roughly.
• Peas. ¼ cup
• Cumin seed. 1 tsp. 
• Ghee/oil. ¼ cup
• Ginger & Garlic paste 2 tsp. 
• Vegetable seasoning 1 tsp (or 1 veg oxo cube) to enhance the taste. If you don't have it, just increase the amount of salt to compensate. 

Process: 

• Put everything in the rice-cooker and give it a good mix.
• Add water until the level is about half inch above the rice. 
• Seal the pot with a tin foil, put the lid on top, 
• Turn the rice cooker on (don't forget to push the lever down!)
• Set the timer for 1 hour.
• That's it, it's done. 

To serve: Garnish with some fried onion and green onion.  For extra flavour, drizzle some ghee over. 

It's good to go on it's own, but goes very well with Dim Bhuna or Meat / Chicken Bhuna.