Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, chingri diye masoor dal er khichuri (prawn khichdi - bengali style). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Khichuri / Khichdi is a comfort food and a great one-pot meal option. So why not make a non-veg. version of it? It was my first try at preparing this Prawn Khichdi in a true Bengali style. I used masoor dal (red lentil) instead of moong dal (split green gram) and cooked in mustard oil. prawns khichdi ckp style prawn khichuri chingri khichuri khichuri recipe Bengali style ckp recipe how to cook prawn khichdi red lentil and rice khichuri bengali style.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chingri diye masoor dal er khichuri (prawn khichdi - bengali style) using 30 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chingri diye Masoor Dal Er Khichuri (Prawn Khichdi - Bengali Style):
- Get Khichuri -
- Take 1/3 cup masoor (red lentil) dal, soaked for 30 minutes
- Get 1/3 cup basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes
- Take 1 potato, cubed
- Prepare 1/2 cup green peas
- Get 1 cup cauliflower florets
- Prepare 8-10 beans, cut into 1" pieces
- Make ready 3 tbsp. mustard oil
- Make ready 1 tsp. panch phoron
- Take 2 bay leaves
- Prepare 1-2 dry red chilies
- Get 1 tsp. ginger, chopped
- Make ready 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Get to taste salt
- Take 4 cups water
- Get 8-10 cashew nuts
- Prepare 7-8 almonds
- Get 1 tbsp. ghee
- Make ready Prawn Curry -
- Prepare 1/2 cup shrimps / prawns, deveined & cleaned
- Prepare 1 tbsp. mustard oil
- Make ready 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- Get 1 dry red chilli
- Prepare 1 onion, chopped
- Get 1 tsp. garlic, chopped
- Take 1 tsp. ginger, chopped
- Make ready to taste salt
- Make ready 1 tsp. red chilli powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder / whole spice powder
Another gem from the cookbook of Prajnyasundari Devi. This book has a pretty large section dedicated towards Khichdi / khichuri only and there you will find all kinds of khichuri. From Malai Khichuri to bhuni to some odd names like Bakla Khichuri. Bengali Khichdi - Bhoger Khichuri using moong dal.
Steps to make Chingri diye Masoor Dal Er Khichuri (Prawn Khichdi - Bengali Style):
- Prawn Curry - Heat oil in a pan and temper with cumin seeds & dry red chilli. Add the onion, ginger and garlic. Saute till light brown.
- Add the prawns & all the dry spices. Mix everything well and stir fry on a low flame till the prawns are cooked. When done, keep aside.
- Khichuri - Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan & saute the veggies (except green peas) till light brown in colour. Drain and keep aside.
- Heat remaining oil & temper with bay leaves, red chilies, panch phoron and ginger. Saute for a few seconds.
- Add the soaked dal, rice and turmeric powder. Saute for 2 minutes.
- Add 4 cups of hot water & bring it to a boil. Cover & simmer till half done.
- Add salt, fried veggies, green peas, cashew nuts and almonds. Cover and simmer further till done and all the water is absorbed.
- Add the prepared prawn curry & ghee. Give it a stir & switch off the flame.
- Garnish with coriander leaves & serve along with papad, lemon wedges, green chilies or / and a side dish.
From Malai Khichuri to bhuni to some odd names like Bakla Khichuri. Bengali Khichdi - Bhoger Khichuri using moong dal. It's a recipe where lentil, rice, veggies, spices, and ghee are cooked together to form an extremely delicious and healthy meal. My hubby had been pestering me to watch the recent Russell Crowe flick "Broken City" in the evening show over last three four days, which I was putting off to save myself from going out in the freezing cold. Today was Durgasthami and I This khichdi is one of the many versions of khichdis one can find in the Indian cuisine.
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