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Manipur · Lunch

Thongba Khichdi (Mixed Rice and Lentil One-Pot)

Traditional 42. Thongba Khichdi recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Rice: 100g
• Red lentils (split): 75g
• Mixed vegetables (diced): 150g
• Onion (finely diced): 45g
• Ginger (minced): 5g
• Green chilli (minced): 3
• Water: 550ml
• Salt: 2.5g
• Oil: 10ml
• Cumin seeds: 2g
• Fresh coriander (chopped): 10g
• Asafoetida (hing): pinch (0.5g)

👩‍🍳 How to make Thongba Khichdi

1. Rinse rice and lentils (1 min)
2. Dice vegetables (2 min)
3. Heat oil in pot over medium (1 min)
4. Add cumin, crackle 30 seconds
5. Add asafoetida, swirl (10 seconds)
6. Add minced ginger, cook 1 minute
7. Add finely diced onion, cook 2 minutes
8. Add minced green chilli
9. Add diced vegetables, stir (1 min)
10. Add rinsed rice and lentils, stir 1 minute
11. Pour water, add salt
12. Bring to boil (5 min)
13. Reduce heat to low, cover
14. Simmer 15-18 minutes until rice and lentils are cooked
15. Stir occasionally with fork
16. When grains break down and mixture is creamy, add coriander
17. Serve hot
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