Cooking in Coliving: Kamal Masi's Khichdee Recipe
Coliving is all about bringing people together, and great food certainly does that! Cooking with family and friends is a pastime you should never give up.
Fill Your Belly And Warm Your Heart
When it’s cold outside there’s nothing better than a warm bowl of soup—unless you’ve met our Kamal Masi! Then there’s nothing better than a warm bowl of her famous Khichdee.
Cooking and Coliving Go Hand-in-Hand
Coliving is all about bringing people together, and great food certainly does that! In many, many cultures, cooking is a group activity, meant to strengthen family ties, teach young ones valuable lessons, and just be fun for all involved. We think cooking together is a pastime you should continue throughout your life—whether with family, friends, or neighbors.
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Main Course
Kamal Masi's Famous Khichdee Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup basmati rice
- 1 cup daal (yellow lentils)
- 6 cups water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil/vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt (or more, to taste)
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 4 slivers of ginger
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 handful fresh coriander (to taste)
- 5 green chili peppers (to taste!)
Instructions
- Bring water to boil in a large pot.
- Rinse the lentils and rice together.
- When the water begins to boil, add the rice and lentil mixture. Bring the heat down to medium and cook uncovered for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While the lentils and rice are cooking, chop the garlic, onion, ginger, green chili peppers, and tomato.
- Heat oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
- Add cumin seeds, stir in the chopped vegetables, and cook until light brown.
- Add salt.
- Chop the coriander and add it to the vegetables.
- Remove from heat.
- Add the vegetable mixture to the cooked rice and lentils, and stir on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Ladle into bowls and serve.
- Enjoy!
