Kitchuri, Indian meatless cuisine
Summary
Yield
Source Indian cuisine
Prep time 30 minutes Recipes Lunch Appetizer Dinner Main meal Light meal Vegetarian Meatless India Asia All seasons
Description
If you were an Indian mother looking for a suitable meal for your toddler, kitchuri would likely be your choice. it is soft, easily digested and the young ones love the spiced flavor.
Ingredients
1 Cup basmati rice 1⁄2 Cup red split lentils 1 onion (medium sized, finely chopped) 2 Tablespoon ghee (or vegetable oil) 1 Teaspoon pureed garlic 1 Teaspoon grated ginger salt (to taste) 1 Pinch turmeric
Instructions
- Wash rice and lentils. soak for about 10 minutes in water.
- Heat ghee in a pan over a low heat. Fry onions, garlic and ginger until golden brown.
- Drain the rice and lentil mix and add to the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes, stirring frequently. Season with salt and turmeric.
- Pour boiling water to cover by half an inch and get it to a simmer.
- Cover and simmer over low heat for 9-15 minutes, until rice and lentils are cooked.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.
Notes
Not every lentil will do, if you read an Indian recipe, it will probably ask for masoor dal.
Pair kitchuri with kadhi and you have a complete meatless quick meal.
Ingredients, metric
200 g
basmati rice
100 g
red split lentils
1
medium sized onion, finely chopped
30 ml
ghee or vegetable oil
1 tsp
pureed garlic
1 tsp
grated ginger
salt
1 pinch
turmeric
Serving size: 1/4 of the original recipe
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories
336.44
Calories From Fat (20%)
67.39
% Daily Value
Total Fat 7.62g
12%
Saturated Fat 1.05g
5%
Cholesterol 0.00mg
0%
Sodium 584.68mg
24%
Potassium 227.52mg
7%
Carbohydrates 57.23g
19%
Dietary Fiber 4.46g
18%
Sugar 1.33g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 52.77g
Protein 9.58g
19%
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Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | Indian cuisine |
| Prep time | 30 minutes |
| Recipes | Lunch Appetizer Dinner Main meal Light meal Vegetarian Meatless India Asia All seasons |
Description
If you were an Indian mother looking for a suitable meal for your toddler, kitchuri would likely be your choice. it is soft, easily digested and the young ones love the spiced flavor.
Ingredients
| 1 | Cup | basmati rice |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | red split lentils |
| 1 | onion (medium sized, finely chopped) | |
| 2 | Tablespoon | ghee (or vegetable oil) |
| 1 | Teaspoon | pureed garlic |
| 1 | Teaspoon | grated ginger |
| salt (to taste) | ||
| 1 | Pinch | turmeric |
Instructions
- Wash rice and lentils. soak for about 10 minutes in water.
- Heat ghee in a pan over a low heat. Fry onions, garlic and ginger until golden brown.
- Drain the rice and lentil mix and add to the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes, stirring frequently. Season with salt and turmeric.
- Pour boiling water to cover by half an inch and get it to a simmer.
- Cover and simmer over low heat for 9-15 minutes, until rice and lentils are cooked.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.
Notes
Not every lentil will do, if you read an Indian recipe, it will probably ask for masoor dal.
Pair kitchuri with kadhi and you have a complete meatless quick meal.
Serving size: 1/4 of the original recipe Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. |
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Try kitchuri to give your body a rest from food overload or when you are looking for a quick, easy meal, a perfect example of vegetarian Indian cooking.
This is a dish prepared in Indian since the beginning of their cooking traditions. This recipe is said to be the inspiration for kedgeree, a rice and fish dish very popular in Scotland and England, first as a breakfast dish, now it is just popular.
Why did fish for breakfast became popular in kedgeree? It happened because made sense to eat fish in the morning, when the catch was fresh.