Hare Krishna Kitchari Recipe (Bengali Style Kitchari) - Hare Krishna Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 cup moong dal
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1/2 cup ghee
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• 2-3 cinnamon sticks
• 2 small bay leaves
• 4-5 cloves
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 3/4 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 7 cups water
• 1 teaspoon of panch phoron, a Bengali spice blend of equal quantities of fennel seed, fenugreek, mustard, cumin & nigella (i.e., kalaunji) seeds)