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Kitcheri
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Kitcheri

8 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

503
Calories
7g
Protein
29g
Fat
57g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Mung Bean not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Ghee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 10 cups water
  • 1-cup mung beans
  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • Spice choices (cumin, fennel, turmeric, black pepper, black cardamom pods, *coriander, ginger and sea salt to taste)
  • Diced vegetables (root ones with the rice, leafy ones at the end of cooking time)
  • Ghee or Olive oil
  • =

Directions

1

Wash the rice 3 or more times until water runs nearly clear.

2

Place all ingredients in crock-pot.

3

Optionally you can sauté the spices in ghee before placing in pot.

4

Make sure pot does not become dry add more water as required, cook until most of the water is absorbed and everything is real soft and kind of mushy consistency.

5

Ayurvedically speaking Choose the spices and vegetables that best suit your dosha.

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Category:Recipes

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Category:Indian

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Category: Ayurvedic Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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