Split Gram and Brown Rice Porridge
(Chana Dal Kitchari)
SLOW COOKER SIZE: 3½ QUART
(3.32 L); COOKING TIME: 4
HOURS ON HIGH, YIELD: 7 CUPS
(1.66 L)
My daughters have grown up on
kitchari, which in Hindi literally means
“all mixed up.” You take an equal
portion of lentils and rice, mix them
with simple spices, and you’ve got a
meal that will amaze you. Just about
any mix of lentils and rice will do the
trick. During one of our visits to her
home in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania,
my mother used split gram with brown
rice, and I just could not get enough of