
By Serious Eats
Bengali Rice Porridge With Lentils and Chicken Recipe
Instructions
Prep:20minCook:1h 10min
This rice porridge, made with aromatic jasmine rice and hearty red lentils, is bright from plenty of turmeric and ginger, with a pungent hit of mustard oil and a garnish of spicy green-chile chutney.
Updated at: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:58:33 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
54
Low
Glycemic Load
35
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories560.8 kcal (28%)
Total Fat23.6 g (34%)
Carbs65 g (25%)
Sugars7.6 g (8%)
Protein21.8 g (44%)
Sodium762.5 mg (38%)
Fiber4.7 g (17%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings

¾ cupjasmine rice

0.5 ouncefresh turmeric
or 1 teaspoon dried turmeric

0.5 ouncefresh ginger

1 ounceunsalted butter
or ghee

½ teaspoonkashmiri red chile powder
or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne

¼ cupred lentils
sorted and rinsed

6 cupschicken stock
homemade or store-bought

kosher salt
to taste

freshly ground black pepper
to taste

280grusset potato
medium, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch pieces

224gchicken thighs

1 ouncecilantro
finely chopped

2thai green chiles
finely chopped

30mllime juice
freshly squeezed

1 ouncemustard oil

shallots
Crispy fried, for garnish
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