Bengali khichdi

Ingredients :

• For the stuffed vegetables :
• Small potatoes - 3 to 4 [ peeled ]
• Small brinjals - 4 [ stems removed ]
• Carrot - 1 [ peele  and  cut into small cubes ]
• Small sweet potato - 1 [ cut into small cubes ]
• Besan [ kadalai mavu ] - 2 tbls
• Chopped coriander - 1 hand full
• Fresh grated coconut - 1 tabl . sps
• Dhania jeera powder - 3 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 sp
• Chilli powder - 4 tsp
• Seasame seeds - 1 tsp
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Green chilli, ginger - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1 / 2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Oil - 3 tbl

Other ingredients :

• Un cooked long grained rice - 1 cup
• Masoor dal - 1 / 2 cup
• Cinnamon - 1 / 2 inch stick
• Cloves - 2 
• Cardamoms - 2
• Chopped onions - 1 cup
• Bay leaf - 1
• Green chillies - 2 slit
• Ginger - 1 small piece
• Garlic - 2 flakes
• { grind all three together ]
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
• Chopped coriander leaves - little [ for garnishing ]

For the stuffed vegetables :

Make cross slits on the potatoes and brinjals, taking care not to separate segments and keep aside.cut carrots, sweet potatoes into big cubes, and keep aside.Mix all remaining  ingredients in a bowl and mix well to make the stuffing. Stuff the potatoes, sweet potatoes, brinjal with the prepared stuffing. Keep the remaining.

Method :

Clean,wash and soak the rice and masoor dal for 15 minutes. Drain and keep aside. Put 3 cups of water to boil. Crush the cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms lightly and keep aside. Heat the pressure cooker on a medium flame and when hot, add the onions and dry roast till they turn light brown in colour. Add the crushed spices and and bay leaves and dry roast for a few seconds. Add the rice, dal, green chilli , giner ,garlic paste, turmeric powder and mix well. Then add the stuffed vegetables, remaining stuffing and hot water and mix gently. Close the lid and wait till 4 whistle to come. Remove from the gas, when the pressure goes open the lid and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot. Pour 2 spoon fresh  ghee and mix well.