A cooking pot filled with yellow rice and lentils, being stirred by a spatula

Recipe of Khichuri written on a notebook- KHICHURI • 1.5 cup rice (mix - 1/2 cup basmati - ½cup jasmine - 1/2 cup kali jeera) • 3/4 cup lentils (mix -1/2 cup red lentil - 1/4 cup yellow split peas) • 3 Tbsp canola oil or ghee • 1 medium bay leaf • 2 pcs cinnamon stick (2 in. ea.) • 3 pcs whole cloves • 1.5 tsp ginger paste • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp cumin powder • 1/4 tsp garlic paste/ powder • ~ 1 tsp salt • 4 cups water • 2 green chilies (optional)