Khichda (Bohra Style)

Ingredients:

1. Mutton (Boneless)-1/2 kg
2. Onion – 1 (sliced)
3. Whole Wheat  3 cups
4. Rice – 1/4 cup
5. Lentils  (Chana, Masoor, Moong, Tuwar) – 3/4 cup, in equal parts
6. Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp
7. Green chilles – 4 (slit horizontally)
8. Cumin powder – 1 tsp
9. Water as required
10. Salt to taste

For tempering (Baghar):

1. Ghee or clarified butter – 1/3 cup

Garnish:

1. Mint leaves – 1/4 cup
2. Garam masala powder – 2 to 3 tbsp
3. Lemons – 2, cut in wedges
4. Onions- 3 (thinly sliced and deep fried until crunchy)

Method :

• Soak whole wheat overnight in a deep bowl.
• Wash and soak lentils (dals) for 30 minutes before using.
• Wash the mutton.
• Transfer meat to a pan and add in ginger garlic paste, green chilles, sliced raw onion and salt.
• Cook on a high heat for 5 minutes.
• Add 4 glasses of water and cook on low heat until tender.
• Remove the stock and keep aside.
• Discard the water from soaked  wheat and lentils.
• Now put them in the pan with water and cook till gets tender add more water if needed.
• Grind it to get a smooth paste like mixture.
• Transfer to a deep cooking pan along with prepared mutton with stock and cook for another 20 minutes stirring the wooden ladle continuously on a medium heat so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
• Check for seasonings.
•  To assemble, warm up the ghee until smoking hot.
• Take out khichda in a serving bowl, drizzle the hot ghee and garnish with mint, fried onions, chopped green chillies, garam masala powder and lemon.
• Serve immediately.