Kitri

Kitri is an Indian dish with rice, beans and vegetables. Preparation is simple: throw the ingredients into a pot and cook. There are various versions of this food, some are more risotto like where the rice is first cooked in oil before adding the water, and more simple versions like this. You can use whichever vegetables you like, e.g. cauliflower, zucchini or bell pepper. Use the spices according to your own taste. The chilli I used in making this was a bit too spicy for my taste so be careful with that!

Kitri

• 1,5 litres water
• 2 decilitres whole wheat rice
• 2 decilitres mung beans
• 4 potatoes
• 3 carrots
• 5 tomatoes
• 1 mild red chilli pepper
• a pinch of oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• black pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon turmenic
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon garam masala

Remember to soak the beans the night before. Bring water to the boil in a pot. Add the beans and the bay leaves. Cook for 20-30 minutes (you can also cook the beans beforehand - in this case add the beans at the same time as other vegetables and use less water). Chop the vegetables and chilli but be careful while handling the chilli (read more about handling chilli here). Add the vegetables, chilli and rice. Check the cooking time from the package to make sure your rice gets cooked properly (if it's quick rice you might want to add it later and vice versa). Add more water if needed. Cook for another 20 minutes or until there is very little/no water remaining. Add the spices and the oil.