Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I gonna show you a way to prepare a special dish, Chingri diye Masoor Dal Er Khichuri (Prawn Khichdi - Bengali Style). one of my favorites food. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look deliciou

Khichuri / Khichdi is a comfort food and a great one-pot meal option. So why not make a non- version of it? It was my first try at preparing this Prawn Khichdi in a true Bengali style.

Bengali Masoor Dal Khichdi : Can a simple bowl of rice and lentils bring comfort to the distressed soul ? Yes, some food are like that, primitive in form And Monsoon is the season when rivers in Bengal are full of ilish, hence this marriage of liquid or runny masoor dal khichuri with ilish mach bhaja. Bengali Khichdi - Bhoger Khichuri using moong dal.

The Ingredients needed to make Chingri diye Masoor Dal Er Khichuri (Prawn Khichdi - Bengali Style):

1. It’s of Khichuri -
2. It’s 1/3 cup of masoor (red lentil) dal, soaked for 30 minutes
3. It’s 1/3 cup of basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes
4. Prepare 1 of potato, cubed
5. You need 1/2 cup of green peas
6. You need 1 cup of cauliflower florets
7. Prepare 8-10 of beans, cut into 1 pieces
8. You need 3 tbsp. of mustard oil
9. You need 1 tsp. of panch phoron
10. It’s 2 of bay leaves
11. You need 1-2 of dry red chilies
12. You need 1 tsp. of ginger, chopped
13. It’s 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder
14. You need to taste of salt
15. You need 4 cups of water
16. You need 8-10 of cashew nuts
17. Prepare 7-8 of almonds
18. It’s 1 tbsp. of ghee
19. You need of Prawn Curry -
20. It’s 1/2 cup of shrimps / prawns, deveined cleaned
21. Prepare 1 tbsp. of mustard oil
22. You need 1 tsp. of cumin seeds
23. You need 1 of dry red chilli
24. Prepare 1 of onion, chopped
25. Prepare 1 tsp. of garlic, chopped
26. You need 1 tsp. of ginger, chopped
27. It’s to taste of salt
28. Prepare 1 tsp. of red chilli powder
29. You need 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder
30. It’s 1/2 tsp. of garam masala powder / whole spice powder

Bengali Masoor dal (Bengali style Red lentils).the main difference between the dals cooked the Punjabi way and dals cooked the Bengali way is the consistency - Punjabis like their dals thick and Bengalis like Chingri Malaikari/Prawns cooked in Coconut Milk…a match made in Prawn Heaven!!! 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.

Step to make Chingri diye Masoor Dal Er Khichuri (Prawn Khichdi - Bengali Style):

1. 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.
2. Add the prawns all the dry spice Mix everything well and stir fry on a low flame till the prawns are cooked. When done, keep aside.
3. Khichuri - Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan saute the veggies (except green peas) till light brown in colour. Drain and keep aside.
4. Heat remaining oil temper with bay leaves, red chilies, panch phoron and ginger. Saute for a few second
5. Add the soaked dal, rice and turmeric powder. Saute for 2 minute
6. Add 4 cups of hot water bring it to a boil. Cover simmer till half done.
7. Add salt, fried veggies, green peas, cashew nuts and almond Cover and simmer further till done and all the water is absorbed.
8. Add the prepared prawn curry ghee. Give it a stir switch off the flame.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves serve along with papad, lemon wedges, green chilies or / and a side dish.

Every season brings along with it a variety of cuisines which we enjoy more due to the ambience created by nature. Like pakodas (fritters) are enjoyed more in rainy season, soups in winter and so on…Khichudi is one such dish which is relished more during monsoons in the state of. Bengali Bhog Khichuri is a traditional version of Khichdi which is a mixture of rice and pulses cooked together which you can serve with a pickle and raita for lunch or dinner. The flavours of mustard oil along with the spices makes this khichdi special. Pyaz Diye Massor Dal / Bengali Style Onion Red Lentil Soup Or Dal. Khichdi ( Khichuri ) is a Rainy Day Special food or khichdi Dish ( lunch food ).

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