Quick, Easy, Nutritious Comfort Food - Kitcheree

This is an Indian Recipe that provides a perfect amount of protein, nutrition, and is so easy to make - I make it when I really don't have time to cook as the only item for dinner.

Basic Recipe:

1 cup rice (Basmati is best)

1/2 cup mung split beans (look for these in bulk bins at the grocery store - yellow lentil things)

1 tablespoon oil (I use Ghee, or Clarified Butter)

4 cups of water

Heat until Boiling. Turn off burner and let it sit for 30 minutes. Season with salt, and anything you want.

During the summer: Shred a zucchini or squash and add to recipe.

For something different (this can get a little boring when eaten a few times a week):

Use Brown Rice instead.

Use Tamari or Shoyu (this is another kind of Soy Sauce) as seasoning

Use Split Peas instead of Mung Beans

My favorite seasoning for Kitcheree:

Warm up 2 tablespoons of Ghee

Add 1/2 t. of mustard seeds and 1/2 t. of cumin seeds

Wait until they pop.

Then add 1/4 t. of tumeric

Then put over cooked Kitcheree.

Yum.

**BEST TO SOAK ALL BEANS FOR 6-8 HOURS BEFORE COOKING**

Helps with digestion :-)