Bhuna Khichuri (for a rainy day)
Roasted mung dal and rice cooked loose and fragrant — with fried eggs or meat.
⏱ 45 min · 🍽️ Serves 4
Cost at home ≈ ৳380.00 · by delivery ≈ ৳920.00
Costs are rough Dhaka market estimates (2026) and vary by area and season. Delivery price = this site's menu price × servings.
Ingredients
- polao rice — 250 g
- mung dal — 150 g
- onions — 2, ginger-garlic paste — 1 tbsp
- turmeric, cumin, garam masala, bay leaf — to taste
- oil — 4 tbsp, ghee — 1 tbsp
- eggs — 4 (to fry and serve)
Method
- Dry-roast the mung dal until reddish, then wash it with the rice.
- Fry onions in oil, then the ginger-garlic and spices.
- Add the rice and dal, fry 5 minutes, then add twice the volume of hot water and salt.
- Cover and cook on low for 20 minutes; finish with ghee.
- Fry the eggs and serve on the khichuri.
All food and drinks are halal
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