Thursday 5 September 2013

Bhuna Khichuri



Bhuna Khichuri is usually offered before god as bhog during Pujas. So, it is prepared with utmost care and with lots of spices, ghee, and dry fruits. As the name Bhuna Khichuri means fried khichuri, this specific kind of preparation is dry and looks as it is just fried over oil.
The oil used in this preparation is pure ghee. So it taste wonderful and could be served with labra (i.e. mixed vegetable curry) and any vegetable fry.



Ingredients:
1. Gobindobhog rice -250gms
2. Sona mung dal-250gms
3. Salt-2tbs
4. Turmeric powder-1tsp
5. Sugar-2tsp
6. Ghee-5tbs
7. Bay laeves-2
8. Panchphoron-1tbs
9. Dry red chilli-2pcs
10. Green chilli- 4pcs
11. Cinnanon-2 inches stick
12. Cardamom-6pcs
13. Water-1ltr
14. Cashew&rasin-10gm each
15. Ginger and cumin paste-1tbs each.


Procedure:
Wash rice and dal; spread it for awhile to make it dry. Now in a pan heat ghee and put panchphoron, bay leaves, dry chilli, ginger paste, cumin paste, cinnamon cardamom in it. Stir for a minute. Now add rice, dal, sugar, salt and other remaining ingredients and fry 5 to 10 minutes.
Put all these ingredients in a pressure cooker; add 1ltr hot water in it. Close the lid and cook for 2 whistle over medium flame. Open the lid when all the vapour gets out completely.
Bhuna Khichuri is now ready.

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