Kitchari recipe
Kitchari recipe
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Ingredients
| 200 g | basmati rice |
| 100 g | yellow split mung dal |
| 1 tbsp | ghee |
| 1 tsp | black mustard seeds |
| 1 tsp | cumin seeds |
| 1 small | piece of ginger, minced |
| ½ tsp | turmeric (curcuma) |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| 900 ml | water |
| some | black pepper |
| some | fresh coriander |
Instructions
Wash the rice and mung dal well.
Put the ghee in a saucepan and heat, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and ginger. Stir for a moment until you see the seeds pop.
Add the rice, mung dal, turmeric and salt and stir well until blended with all the spices.
Add the water and bring to a boil. Boil for roughly 5 minutes, uncovered stirring everything occasionally. Then turn down the heat to low and cover. Cook until ready for ca. 20-25 minutes.
Season with freshly ground black pepper and chop some cilantro (coriander) and sprinkle over the kitchari.
Preparation time:
ca. 10 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a
Reference: Kitchari recipe
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