Bengali Rice Porridge With Lentils and Chicken Recipe

Name: Bengali Rice Porridge With Lentils and Chicken Recipe
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3/4 cup jasmine rice (5 1/3 ounces; 150g); 1 inch fresh turmeric (1/2 ounce; 15g), or 1 teaspoon dried turmeric; 1 inch fresh ginger (1/2 ounce; 15g); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or ghee (1 ounce; 30g); 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chile powder or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne; 1/4 cup red lentils (1.8 ounces; 50g), sorted and rinsed; 6 cups chicken stock (1 1/2 quarts; 1.4L), homemade or store-bought; Kosher salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 medium russet potato (10 ounces; 280g), peeled and diced into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 chicken thighs (8 ounces; 224g); 1/2 bunch cilantro (1 ounce; 30g), finely chopped; 2 Thai green chiles, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons (30ml) freshly squeezed lime juice from 2 limes; 2 tablespoons mustard oil (1 ounce; 30ml); Crispy fried shallots , for garnish

Instructions

Cook:1h 30min

This rice porridge, made with aromatic jasmine rice and hearty red lentils, is bright from plenty of turmeric and ginger, with a pungent hit of mustard oil and a garnish of spicy green-chile chutney.

Updated at: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:55:56 GMT