Ayurvedic Khichari
 
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Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS:
  • ½ dried mung beans soaked overnight
  • ½ cup brown rice soaked overnight (ideally brown basmati rice)
  • ¼ cup cilantro chopped
  • 4 cardamom cloves
  • 2 tablespoons leeks sliced
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon cold-pressed coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • sea salt to taste
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Heat up the oil in a large pot on the stove over medium high heat, then add in the cardamom, leeks, cinnamon, ginger, mustard, cumin, cloves and turmeric and stir around for a minute or two. This will draw out their oils, enhancing the flavor of the dish, but be careful not to let them burn. Add in the beans, rice and water and bring to a boil, then turn heat down to low and simmer covered for 20-25 minutes. Take off of the heat and set aside for 5 minutes. Pick out the cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and cloves, then stir in the cilantro and salt to taste.
Recipe by Love from the Land at https://www.lovefromtheland.com/ayurvedic-khichari/