Mutton / Chicken Kheema Khichdi Recipe

Ingredients needed for Kheema Khichdi:
2 cups Basmati Rice
1 cup green gram dal
1 cup curd
1/2 kilo kheema / minced meat
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp green chilli paste
2 onions ground to a paste
1 cup tomato puree
1 tsp pepper corns
1 tsp cumin seeds
4 cloves
2 cinnamon,
1 cardamom, green and black each
salt to taste
1/2 cup ghee

For Garnishing Kheema Khichdi:
2  tbsps finely chopped and fried paneer,
6-8 roasted cashewnuts

How to Prepare Mutton / Chicken Kheema Kitchadi:
Mix the minced meat with the ginger garlic paste, chilli paste, tomato puree, onion paste, curd with salt to taste   Keep aside for half an hour.
Heat oil in a pan, saute the minced meat  mixture till it starts changing colour. Cover and cook till it is done.
Meanwhile, wash and soak the rice and the dal separately. Pressure Cook with 3 cups of water  for 2 whistles.
Crush all the spices together to a coarse powder. Heat the ghee, put in the spices, cooked dal and rice and the salt to taste and mix well. Do remember that you had already added salt to the minced meat.
Take a flat dish, spread layers of rice and minced meat, garnish with finely chopped and fried paneer and cashewnuts.


 Points to Note while cooking Kheema Khichdi:
After arranging the rice and dal and minced meat in layers, you can microwave it for 3-4 minutes and then serve garnished.  This method will give you a " Dhum " feel to the pulao.