The other day I made a kitchari. I used what vegetables I had available and the spices I had.
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This is how I made it.
Ingredients:
The Grains and lentils
3/4 cup Basmati White Rice
1 1/2 cup Red Lentils
Any vegetables, I used:
Squash, carrot, turnip, sweet potato
Spices I used but you can use all or some or any other
1/2 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon Turmeric
2 teaspoon cardamon
1 teaspoon ginger powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Spearmint
- In a saucepan or pot, Boil the lentils and rice together adding about double the flood of water to the grains and beans mix in a pot. Cook it for about 30-45 mins, when it is done you will be able to taste a softness to the rice and the lentils. You can cook the red lentils to mush or until tender(personal preference).
- Pour in the spices, it is all personal preference to me, I pour turmeric( enough to turn the rice and lentil mix light or dark yellow), cardamon, cayenne pepper, cumin, fennel seeds, spearmint, ginger, garlic)
- Heat a cast iron or other wide pan and put any oil such as coconut oil(avoid olive oil), put about 1-2 tablespoon.
Put in the sliced ginger, leeks, then fry them, then put in the sweet potato, turnip, carrot, squash. Fry them for about 10-15 on a low simmer. Cook until the water comes out and are tender. Add spices rosemary, oregano - pour the stir fried vegatables into the rice and lentil mix
- let it sit for 10 minutes covered
- Stir
- Serve