This Durga Puja, Kalyan prepares a Bengali favourite - Ashtami Bhoger Khichudi (Vegetable Rice). Authentic and delicious, this video has all the tips you need to make this in your kitchen, anywhere!<br /><br />Ingredients:<br />1 and 1/2 cups of rice<br />2 cups moong dal (yellow lentils)<br />3 tbsps green peas<br />5-6 cauliflowers florets<br />2 potatoes cut into half<br />1 tbsp ghee<br />2-3 bay leaves<br />2 dry red chillies<br />1 tsp of jeera (cumin seeds)<br />1 tbsp mix of cloves, cinnamon and cardamom<br />2 green chillies<br />1 tsp finely chopped ginger<br /><br />For the Khichudi curry<br />1/4 tsp red chilli powder<br />1/2 tsp of haldi (turmeric powder)<br />1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of sugar<br /><br />00:35 - Ingredients for the Khichdi<br />01:43 - Method to make the Khichudi<br />02:13 - TIP correct ratio for the Dal and Rice<br />02:33 - TIP to know if Dal is roasted<br />03:12 - TIP to make Khichudi at any time<br />03:24 - TIP do not use onions or garlic<br />05:22 - TIP how to ensure Cardamon, Cloves and Cinnamon is coarse<br />09:21 - TIP water level should be higher than the rice<br /><br /><br />Got a taste for Bengali cuisine? Visit Kalyan's Bengali Kitchen at:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDDDjgc75oU&list=PLDn0RqHU2n_4Vg-XBHjHv-2T_2ur7i_Fl&index=1&feature=plpp_video<br /><br />Kalyan also blogs on food at www.finelychopped.net and is on twitter at @finelychopped<br /><br />Discover more easy recipes at <br />http://www.youtube.com/indiafoodnetwork<br /><br />Follow us on Facebook: <br />https://www.facebook.com/Indiafoodnetwork?ref=ts&fref=ts<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />@infoodnetwork
