Bhuna Khichuri Recipe By Romi Bhattacharjee

By Slurrp Community

April 18, 2025

Bhuna kichuri is a healthy, veggie-loaded recipe that you need to make a part of your weekly meals. This Bengali dish has the goodness of cashews, raisins, coconut, and moong dal. It has protein, good fat, and flavour enhancing spices. 

Ingredients

3/4 cup moong dal   1 cup gobindo bhog rice   2 tsp ghee   2 bay leaves, red chillies 1 tsp cumin seeds   2 cashew nuts   2 tsp ginger & chilli paste   Salt as per taste 1/2 tsp turmeric, cumin 1 tsp sugar   1 green chilies   2 raisins   2 cups water   1 tsp grated coconut 1/2 tsp cardamom powder 

Step 1

Dry roast the moong dal till it turns golden brown. Wash and drain the dal, keep aside. 

Step 2

Heat ghee in a kadhai, add bay leaves, dry red chillies and cumin seeds, and roast for 2-3 seconds. Add cashew nuts and roast for a minute. 

Step 3

Now add rice and moong dal along with ginger chilli paste and all the powder spices. Mix well and keep on cooking on low medium flame for 4-5 minutes. 

Step 4

Add raisins, green chillies and 2 cups of water (2 cups of water is for 3/4th cup of moong dal and 1 cup of rice). Add grated coconut. 

Step 5

Mix, cover and cook on a medium flame for 3-4 minutes or until both rice and dal are completely done. 

Step 6

Add cardamom powder to finish with. Serve hot with any bhaja.