Heat a saucepan and boil soaked rice, lentils, carrot, and green peas along with salt, bay leaf and 3 cups of water.
Cook rice till it is overcooked and mushy. Add water if needed and keep the consistency of a thick soup. (It should not be dry)
Once it is cooked, remove from heat and set aside.
Heat oil in another saucepan and fry chopped onion till it is light pink.
Add all the whole spices, chopped green chilies, and ginger-garlic paste. Fry for 1 minute.
Then add chopped tomatoes, 2 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 &1/2 tsp coriander powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, chicken pieces, and salt.
Cook chicken along with spices for 2 minutes. Add little water if spices stick to the pan.
Place the lid and cook till chicken pieces and fully done.
Remove chicken pieces from the masala, shred it and discard the bones.
Add boiled rice and lentil mixture to the masala along with shredded chicken, chopped mint leaves, chopped coriander, 1/2 tsp garam masala powder, and 1 tbsp lemon juice.
Stir well and cook the porridge on low heat for 5 minutes.
Serve hot topped with ghee and ginger juliennes.