Bengali masoor dal (red lentils) khichdi / khichuri – for rainy days Recipe

Can a simple bowl of rice and lentils bring comfort to the distressed soul ? Yes, some food are like that, primitive in form and yet so nourishing and comforting. The golden pot of khichdi in which rice and lentils cooked together till they loss some of their individualistic character and become one are like that, the true comfort food ever known to man. Comfort foods are different for different people yet they serve the same purpose in life, that is to bring comfort to the body, mind and Khichdi means different things to different people in India, for some it is the mourning food, for some it is prescribed soft food eaten only during illness and for some it is the most relishing and soulfood. And for us it is God’s own comfort food.…