Durga Puja bhog recipe by My Sasuma

She is a lady of fiftees from Syangja and have been in Delhi since 1970s .Her dedicacy in cooking different Indian cusine has been her hobby throughout life,she spends her almost time in cooking delicious Nepali,Bengali,Haryanvi and Punjabi food.Today as the Durga Puja arrived she has been busy to teach me some Durga Puja Bhog Recipe.I noted her ideas in my diary line by line,her soft hands keep on working and I note down the ideas.

Recipe as mentioned by her

It is a khichuri, made with bhaja muger dal (yellow moong dal) and gobindo bhog chal. It has a distinct flavour, and the taste get increased when serve with Labra(curry made with lots of vegetables).

1. Wash and soak the gobindo bhog rice for 1 hr.
2. Dry roast moong dall until become golden brown, you will get a beautiful aroma when the dal is roasted well.
3. Now wash the dal well and keep it aside.
4. Heat 2 tbsp of mustard oil in a kadai. Fry the cauliflower pieces with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder for 3-4 minutes. Now fry the potatoes and keep them aside.
5. In the same pan, heat 1 tsp of ghee. Add bay leaves, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon stick, saute them for a while.
6. Then add grated ginger into the pan and saute for few seconds.
7. Add the roasted moong dal into the pan and fry for 3-4 minutes. Moong da takes longer to cook than the rice.
8. Now add cumin powder and red chilli powder, mix well and saute for another 2-3 minutes.
9. After that, add 2 cups of water and stir well. Cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes on low to medium heat.
10. After 5 minutes, add sautéed potatoes and cauliflower florets into the pan, again cover the pan and cook for 5 more minutes.
11. Its time to add the soaked gobindo bhog rice into the pan, mix it well.
12. At this time, add green peas and 3 cups of water, stir well.
13. Add salt and combine everything very well.
14. Now simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes by covering the pan.
15. After 15 minutes, when the rice and dal is cooked well and become tender, add turmeric powder, green chilli and sugar. Mix it well and cook for another 10 minutes on low flame.
16. Lastly drizzle some ghee over the khichuri and give a stir.
17. Switch off the flame and the Bhog er Khichuri is ready to serve.