Kitchri Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients for Kitchri:

• 250 grams of rice
  
  
• 125 grams of "pea dholl
  
  
• 1 cup(s) of vegetable fat
  
  
• 3 tablespoon(s) of oil
  
  
• 8 cloves of garlic (chopped)
  
  
• 8 cardamoms (Ilaitis)
  
  
• 2 cinnamon sticks
  
  
• 6 cloves
  
  
• 0.25 tablespoon(s) of chili powder
  
  
• 0.25 tablespoon(s) saffron powder
  
  
• 0.5 tablespoon(s) of small Anis
  
  
• 125 grams of onions (cut into thin rings)
  
  
• 0.5 liter of water (or according to taste)
  
  
• 2 pinch(s) of salt

Preparation of the recipe Kitchri

• Heat the fat and oil in a pan and brown the onions.
  
  
• Drain.
  
  
• In the same fat, brown the aniseed, cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves and garlic cloves respectively.
  
  
• Add saffron, chilli, rice and dholl.
  
  
• Let cook for 2 minutes.
  
  
• Sprinkle with water.
  
  
• Add salt.
  
  
• Cover and cook under pressure on medium heat for about 15 minutes.
  
  
• Decorate with onions.
  
  
• Serve hot with a very spicy "rougail".

Credit: Cuisine Mauritian