A good budget meal does not need a long list of expensive ingredients, and this khichuri is a nice example of that. I liked how you used rice and chickpeas as the main ingredients and built the flavor with onions, ginger, garlic and spices. The 4–5 hour soaking of the chickpeas was also a useful detail for anyone trying this at home.

The step-by-step pictures make the recipe easier to follow too. I especially enjoyed seeing how everything came together before the final serving. By the time I reached the last picture, I was already thinking about food 😂. The fact that most of the ingredients were already available at home makes the budget idea even better.

One small observation: in Step 1, you mentioned "lentils" a few times even though the recipe is based on chickpeas. Using "chickpeas" consistently would make that part clearer for readers who want to follow the recipe exactly.

You did a nice job connecting the recipe with the challenge theme, especially the idea of making something tasty without spending extra money. Sometimes the food sitting quietly in the kitchen can surprise us more than the expensive stuff at the market. 😄