Recipe: Appetizing Hilsa vuna khichdi (in Bengali style)

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Hilsa vuna khichdi (in Bengali style). Our advanced search functionality, multilingual app and website (in English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telegu & Gujarati) and well explained step by step recipes makes the process of discovery even easier. Bengali Khichuri (khichdi) A very special recipe among Bengalis, generally prepared as Bhog(Prasad) for Hindu pujas. Even it is prepared on Rainy season with vegetable fries or fried Hilsa.

This Bengali khichuri recipe is always made during durga puja festival.

It is served as bhog to ma durga along with some other Bengali delicacies.

A satvik, vegan and no onion no garlic recipe.

You can cook Hilsa vuna khichdi (in Bengali style) using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Hilsa vuna khichdi (in Bengali style)

1. It’s 6 pieces of hilsa fish.

2. It’s 1 1/2 cup of gobindobhog rice.

3. Prepare 1 cup of yellow lentils or Moong daal,dry roasted.

4. You need 1/2 cup of Red lentils or masoor daal.

5. It’s 1 of " cinnamon stick.

6. Prepare 5-6 of nos green cardamom.

7. You need 1 of nos bay leaf.

8. Prepare 2 of nos whole dry red chilli.

9. It’s 1 of big onion, sliced.

10. It’s 1/2 tsp of garlic paste.

11. It’s 1/2 tsp of ginger paste.

12. It’s 2 tsp of turmeric powder.

13. You need 1 tsp of red chilli powder.

14. You need 6-7 of nos green chillies, split.

15. Prepare 3 tsp of salt or as per taste.

16. Prepare 1/4 tsp of sugar.

17. It’s 4 tbsp of mustard oil.

18. Prepare 1/4 tsp of clarified butter/ghee.

19. Prepare 4 1/2 cup of boiling water.

The Bengali khichuri is what the world calls Khichdi and the British calls Kichdee.

Other alternatives you may see is khichri, khichdee, khichadi, khichari, kitcheree, kitchree and so on.

This rice dish can be served on a regular day or during parties and celebrations.

You're welcome in advance for forcing you to do this.

Hilsa vuna khichdi (in Bengali style) instructions

1. Soak and wash rice and two types of lentils, drain it properly..

2. Marinate fish for 5-10 minutes with little salt, turmeric and red chilli powder,heat oil in a pan till it reaches its smoke point,and slightly fry both sides of the fish, keep it aside..

3. In same oil,add bay leaf, whole dry red chilli, cinnamon, green cardamom,let it crackle, then add sliced onion,fry it till translucent..

4. Add garlic, ginger paste, sugar,red chilli powder, turmeric,cook it till oil separate..

5. Add rice, lentils,salt and clarified butter/ ghee, cook it for couple of minutes..

6. Now add boiling water, keep it on high flame for 2 minutes, cover with lid and keep in low flame for 8-9 minutes or till water evaporates a bit..

7. Put off the flame,open the cover and scoop out half khichdi,then arrange the fish pieces as shown below..

8. Now place the rest of the khichdi over the arranged fish,add splits green chillies, again cook it in low flame for 5-7 minutes after air-sealing the pan..

9. Serve hot and enjoy..

A quintessential Bengali Khichdi, known as Bengali Niramish Khichuri or Bhoger Khichuri is the main course prepared by cooking Rice and Moong Daal (yellow lentil) together with spices is considered comfort food..

Ilish Pulao (also known as Bengali Hilsa Pulao Recipe) Bengali Basanti Pulao (Also known as Bengali Holud Pulao) Crab Biryani.

It is cooked in a rich yoghurt and coconut milk gravy and flavoured with kewra water.

Bengali's take great pride in their Maachh-Bhaat (fish curry and rice), particularly hilsa.

It's very difficult to find a bengali who doesn't die for this fish.