Chicken Khichri (Bengali Mangser Khichuri)

Ingredients to cook Chicken Khichri: (For 2 persons)

Chicken (1 inch long small pieces): 200 gms
Basmati rice: 1 cup
Moong Daal: 1 1/2 cup
White oil for cooking
Red Chili: 3
Bay Leaf: 2
Green Cardamom: 2-3
Cloves: 2
Cinnamon: 3 (1 inch long each)
Onion (Thinly sliced): 3
Tomato (chopped): 1
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp
Ginger paste: 1 tbsp
Cumin Powder: 1 tbsp
Garlic: 1/2 tbsp
Red Chili Powder: 1 1/2 tbsp or as per your taste
Sugar: 1 tbsp
Salt: as per your taste
Ghee: 1 tbsp
Garam Masala: 1/2 tbsp
Water

Process to cook Chicken Khichri:

1. Take Moong Dal in a bowl. Wash well. Transfer the daal in a pressure cooker. Turn on the heat. Place the pressure cooker on the oven. Wait till 2 whistles. But don't try to open the lid now. Keep the pressure cooker aside for 10 minutes. 
2. Soak rice in water. Set it aside. 
3. Heat oil in a deep-bottom frying pan. Add Red Chili and Bay Leaf. Saute for 1 minute. 
4. Add Green Cardamom, Cloves, Cinnamon. Wait till it releases the nice aroma. 
5. Add Onion. Cook until it becomes soft. 
6. Add Tomato and spread little salt. Salt would help Tomato become soft quickly. 
7. Add Turmeric Powder. Mix well. 
8. Now add Ginger Paste. Stir well. 
9. Add Garlic Paste. Mix well. 
10. Now add red Chili Powder. Mix well. 
11. Add Chicken. Cook until the chicken releases oil. Meanwhile add little Sugar then Salt. 
12. When Chicken becomes soft, add Moong Daal and Rice. Add 3 cups of water or more. 

[If you want to use both the boiling water of Moong Daal and soaking water of Rice, you can add only 2 cups of water at this stage.]

13. When you see the Khichri is almost done, you can Spread Ghee and sprinkle Garam Masal. Mix well. 
14. Turn off the heat once done. 

Serve hot Chicken Khichri with Pickle or Chutney.