"Recipe Contest: My Kitchen, My Recipe, My Story-week-3 (Khichuri & Duck Egg Curry)"
My Fellow Steemian's,
I'm participating a contest about making a recipe hosted by @jimiaera02 ma'am. I hope everyone will like my recipe.
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Today, my wife & I both had a day off from work. After waking up, we found heavy rain outside. Without thinking too much, we decided to cook Khichuri & Duck Egg Curry.
Duck Egg Curry
My wife & I both like Khichuri recipe very much. As we both are working person, we couldn't get always time to eat together our likeable food. In Bengali culture, rain & khichuri have a special relationship. When the sky becomes cloudy & rain starts pouring, khichuri somehow becomes the first food that comes to mind. This tradition goes back many generations. Perhaps it started from a simple need. During rainy days in the past, people wanted to prepare something with less effort, simple ingredients, & enough food for the whole family. Rice & pulse cooked together made khichuri a perfect choice. Slowly, this simple rainy day meal became part of Bengali culture.
First i washed Bashmoti rice & pulse properly with clean water. Then I lightly fried the pulse in soybean oil to bring out a nice aroma.
Fried Pulse
Next I chopped the onion, ginger, garlic, & green chilies on a chopping board.
Chopped Onion, Green Chili, Ginger & Garlic
After that, I put the washed rice & fried pulse into the rice cooker. We added soybean oil, chopped onion, ginger, garlic, green chilies, garam masala, bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric powder, cumin powder, cloves, & salt. Finally, I added the required amount of water & mixed everything well.
Ready to Cook
Then I switched on the rice cooker & let it cook for about 15-20 minutes. Once the rice & pulse were cooked properly & the mixture became soft & flavorful, my hot khichuri was ready to serve.
Final Look of the Recipe
First I took four Duck eggs & boiled them in hot water for about 15 minutes. After boiling, I removed the shells & washed the eggs properly with clean water.
Duck Egg Boil in Water
Meanwhile, the onion, ginger, garlic,& green chiies were chopped & kept ready.
Ingredients For Cooking
Then I heated some soybean oil in a frying pan & added the chopped onion, ginger, garlic, & green chilies. We also added red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, cinnamon, & salt. Everything was fried together until the spices became slightly brown & released a nice aroma.
Frying All the Ingredients in Fry Pan
After the spices were ready, I added the boiled duck eggs to the pan & mixed them properly with the curry.
Added Egg with Masala
Then I added some fresh water & let everything cook together for another 10-15 minutes. When the curry became thick & the aroma of the spices filled the kitchen, I turned off the gas stove & checked the curry.
Final Recipe of Duck Egg Curry
Then the Duck Egg Curry was ready to serve with my hot Khichuri, just perfect recipe for a rainy day.
Imgradiants & specification given bellow
| Ingradint | Khichuri | Duck Egg Curry |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 2 cup | -- |
| Pulse | 1 cup | -- |
| Duck Egg | -- | 4 pcs |
| Onion | 2 medium, sliced | 4 medium, sliced |
| Ginger paste | 1 tbsp | 1 tbsp |
| Garlic paste | 1 tbsp | 1 tbsp |
| Turmeric powder | 1 tsp | ½ tsp |
| Red chili powder | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
| Cumin powder | 1 tsp | ½ tsp |
| Coriander powder | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
| Garam masala | ½ tsp | ½ tsp |
| Green chilies | 8–10 | 6-7 |
| Bay leaves | 2 | -- |
| Cinnamon | 4 small pieces | 1 pcs |
| Cardamom | 4 pcs | 2 pcs |
| Cloves | 3 pcs | 2 pcs |
| Salt | 1 tbsp | 1 tbsp |
| Soybean oil | 4 tbsp | 8 tbsp |
| Water | 5 cup | 1 cup |
I'm inviting three of my steemit friends to participate this contest :
@mahadisalim @shahid76 @sojib1996
It’s actually a very easy to cook this recipe & very little time consuming. I hope anyone can make this.
