Khichri Alamgiri Style Recipe

At the end of near completion of basic Khichri, a Tarka of Onions, Cashews, and Almond is added to the Khichri.

Ingredients

Presoak

1. Basmati Rice: 1½ Cup

2. Split skinless Moong: ½ Cup

3. Water: 6 Cups

Cooking

1. Ghee: ¼ Cup

2. Onion Thinly sliced: ¾ cup

3. Serrano Chopped: 2

4. Salt: 1 teaspoon

5. Cumin seeds: 1 teaspoon

5. Turmeric powder: ¼ teaspoon

6. Whole Black Cardamoms: 3

7. Cinnamon stick broken: 1"

8. Cloves: 5

9. Black peppercorn: 7

10. Boiling water: 3 Cups

Tarka

1. Ghee: ¼ Cup

2. Finely chopped onions: ½ cup

3. Sliced Blanched almonds: ¼ cup

4. Split cashews: ¼ cup

Method

Presoak

 Wash, drain rice and Dal till water runs clear. Presoak in water for 2 to 4 hours. Drain and let it stand in colander to let out as much moisture as possible.

Cook

1. Heat Ghee in a pot.

2. Add onions, salt, and Serrano Cook till onions start to become translucent.

3. Add Cumin seeds, Sauté about 2 minutes till cumin starts to get brown

4. Add Turmeric,  Whole Black Cardamoms, Cinnamon stick broken, Cloves, Black peppercorn. Sauté about 2 minutes

5. Add Pre-soaked rice and beans. Sauté about 4 minutes.

6. Add water. Bring to a boil. Turn down heat. Cook covered till rice and Dal are tender (20 minutes approximately).

Tarka

1. Heat Ghee in a frying pan.

2. Add inions. Fry till onions start to turn brown about 6 minutes.

3. Add almonds and cashews. Fry about 3 minutes. The Cashews are turning brown.

4. Turn off heat. Transfer contents to Khichri Pot. Stir. Cover. Let it rest about 15 minutes.