Warming Winter Kitchery Recipe: Delicious, Nutritious & Building
Wonderful warming winter food that nourishes to the core- great for strengthening our stomach, sleep, and kidneys.
Ingredients:
10 cups of filtered water
½ cup of red lentils
1 cup of millet
½ cup basmati rice
2 T ghee or canola oil
1 large onion,
8 to 10 cloves of garlic, minced
1 burdock root, thinly sliced
2 pieces of astragalus root
2 carrots, sliced
minced 2 cups of butternut or kabocha squash (leave skin on kabocha)
5 slices of fresh ginger ( ½” thick)
4 T parsley, minced
2 T fresh cilantro, minced
2 T nettles
2 t mustard seed
1 t turmeric
1/3 cup Arame seaweed
1.5 t coriander powder
1.25 t cumin powder
¼ t saffron
¼ t black pepper
¼ t cayenne pepper
Pinch of asafoetida
- Rinse grains well
- Saute onion, burdock and garlic in ghee or canola oil
- Add cumin, coriander, turmeric, asafetida and mustard seed- sauté for 2-3 more minutes
- Add water and grains, astragalus, ginger, saffron, nettles, arame
- Simmer for 45-60 minutes on low heat
- Add carrots, squash, parsley, black and cayenne pepper
- Check if Kicharee need more water, if so, add a cup
- Simmer another 30 minutes or until veggies are tender
- Remove from heat and add fresh cilantro and salt.
