Kaddu bhaat
Kaddu bhaat, from above
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Kaddu bhaat

Arwa rice, chana dal and ghee kissed lauki. The pure meal that begins Chhath.

60 minTime
12 gProtein each
mildSpice
Nahay khay1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayArwa rice, rock salt and ghee.
The original
452kcalsame
12 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
60minutessame

Kaddu bhaat as cooked for Nahay khay.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Rice1¼ cups arwa rice
Chana dal (split chickpeas)⅔ cup, soaked
Bottle gourd (opo squash, calabash)1 medium, cubed
Ghee3 tbsp
Cumin seeds1 tsp
Dried red chilli2
Ginger2.5 cm
Green chilli2
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1
Rock salt (sendha namak)to taste
Waterfor rice and dal

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Cook rice in plenty of water and drain.
  2. 2Cook chana dal with turmeric until soft; temper with ghee, cumin, bay leaf and ginger.
  3. 3Cook lauki in ghee with cumin, red chilli, green chilli, turmeric and rock salt until soft.
  4. 4Serve rice, dal and lauki together.
Serve it like this

Serve on a plate or banana leaf with rice, dal and lauki side by side, ghee on top.

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Bread or rice Sattu paratha45 min
Bread or rice Dal bhari puri60 min
On the side Bihari aloo bhujia25 min
On the side Parwal aloo30 min
A little snack Thekua50 min
A little snack Masala papad10 min
To drink Sattu sharbat10 min
Something sweet Rasiya50 min
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