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🍚Bhuni Khichuri with Beguni

Name: Bhuni Khichuri with Beguni
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Bengali)
Ingredients: 0.5 cup rice; 0.25 cup moong dal; 1 cup mixed vegetables; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 medium tomato; 1 tsp cumin powder; 2 piece bay leaf; 2 tbsp ghee; 1 medium eggplant; 4 tbsp besan

Authentic bengali indian lunch you can cook at home in about 40 minutes. 10 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

40 min

Serves

Per serving

540 kcal

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients (1 servings)

0.5 cuprice
0.25 cupmoong dal
1 cupmixed vegetables
1 tbspginger paste
1 mediumtomato
1 tspcumin powder
2 piecebay leaf
2 tbspghee
1 mediumeggplant
4 tbspbesan

Instructions

1
Dry roast moong dal until aromatic. Wash with rice.
2
Heat ghee; pop bay leaf and cumin. Add ginger, tomato, spices.
3
Add rice, dal, vegetables, salt, and 4 cups water. Pressure cook 3 whistles until moist khichuri consistency.
4
Slice eggplant rounds, dip in spiced besan batter, shallow fry as beguni. Serve hot together.

Nutrition per serving

540

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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