{"id":1122,"date":"2018-03-28T15:02:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T14:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1122"},"modified":"2018-03-28T15:05:52","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T14:05:52","slug":"khichdi-rice-with-lentils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/khichdi-rice-with-lentils\/","title":{"rendered":"Khichdi &#8211; Rice with Lentils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Serves: <strong>4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Syns: <strong>FREE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Time Taken: <strong>30 minutes<\/strong> plus soaking time<\/p>\n<p>Difficulty: <strong>Easy<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1124\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1124\" data-attachment-id=\"1124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/khichdi-rice-with-lentils\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Khichdi with Kheema\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Khichdi with Kheema&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Khichdi with Kheema&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1124\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Khichdi with Kheema\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021-816x612.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/img_20180327_192554_5701461806021.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khichdi with Kheema<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup basmati rice<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup yellow lentils<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp. ginger\/garlic paste<\/li>\n<li>cinnamon stick<\/li>\n<li>3 whole cloves<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp cumin seeds<\/li>\n<li>1 green chilli, chopped<\/li>\n<li>a pinch of turmeric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Method<\/h4>\n<p>Soak the rice and lentils in cold water for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Fry the onion for around 5 minutes to soften them before adding the ginger\/garlic paste, cumin seeds, green chilli, cloves, cinnamon stick and turmeric. Stir fry them for a couple of minutes before adding the rice &amp; lentils (drain the water first) to the pan.<\/p>\n<p>Mix everything well together and cover with 3 cups of boiling water. Season to taste. Cover the lid and cook the rice and lentils on a low heat for around 20-25 minutes, or until all the water has evaporated.<\/p>\n<p>I like to serve this rice with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/kheema-curry\/\">kheema<\/a> but it is lovely on its own too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serves: 4 Syns: FREE Time Taken: 30 minutes plus soaking time Difficulty: Easy &nbsp; Ingredients 1 cup basmati rice 1\/2 cup yellow lentils 1 onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp. ginger\/garlic paste cinnamon stick 3 whole cloves 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 green chilli, chopped a pinch of turmeric Method Soak the rice and lentils in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[187,5],"tags":[482,38,120,24,319,481,295,48,480,309,94,14,25],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p89etY-i6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":776,"url":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/chana-daal\/","url_meta":{"origin":1122,"position":0},"title":"Chana Daal","author":"Rahema","date":"May 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Another really simple and very easy to make recipe. 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