Vata Kitchari

45m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Wash rice and mung dal.
  2. 2Soak rice and mung dal overnight.
  3. 3Melt ghee in a pot.
  4. 4Sauté cumin seeds and mustard seeds for 1-2 minutes.
  5. 5Add grated ginger and sauté.
  6. 6Add soaked rice and mung dal.
  7. 7Add 4 cups of water.
  8. 8Add hing (asafoetida), sea salt, and turmeric.
  9. 9Add kombu.
  10. 10Bring to a boil, then cover and cook until tender (30-45 mins).
  11. 11Add a pinch of chopped cilantro.
  12. 12Add a spoonful of ghee.
  13. 13Add a squeeze of lime.
  14. 14Add a dash of hingvastak.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 0.5 cup yellow mung dal
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 pinches hing (asafoetida)
  • 0.5 tsp sea salt
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric
  • 1 stick kombu
  • 1 pinch chopped cilantro
  • 1 spoonful ghee
  • 1 squeeze lime
  • 1 dash hingvastak

Equipment

sievepotspoon