Indian Festive Food I: The one-pot meal of Khichuri

Please read:  Supplies for Khichuri A Khichuri kit with all the dry ingredients and ghee needs to be ordered from the instructor in advance at an extra cost of $25 (free no-contact pick up from mid-town area or delivery within Santa Fe). The Khichuri kit includes: Pre-mixed combination of rice and daals (legumes) Separate packets of brown Basmati rice, red lentil daal, Dry spices (whole and ground), ghee (clarified butter) and ginger root Student will use their own: Medium to large pot deep enough for cooking one-pot meal of fat least our servings. Vegetables (choose a few from potatoes, peas, carrots, cauliflower, green beans and optional spinach) Wet spices (onion, garlic, tomato, ginger, and optional green chilies and cilantro or mint leaves), One tablespoon of vegetable oil Salt Optional: cucumber and yogurt to make a cooling side of yogurt sauce