Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 c Brown lentils soaked for 1hr
1 l Onion, finely chopped
1/2 ts Mashed garlic
1/2 ts Grated ginger
1 Fresh green chilli
Seeded and finely chopped
4 tb Ghee
1 Cinnamon stick
2 Cloves
1 Bay leaf
1/2 ts Turmeric
1 ts Salt
1 c Long grain rice
Soaked for 1 hour
1/2 c Red lentils
2 tb Chopped spring onions

Preparation time: 25 minutes + 1 hour standing Cooking time: 25
minutes

Drain the brown lentils, cover with boiling water and boil for 15
minutes until beginning to soften. Drain Cook the onion, garlic,
ginger and chilli in the ghee until soft and lightly coloured. Add
the cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and turmeric. Cook for 2 minutes,
stirring. Add the drained rice and lentils, mix well, then add water
to cover by 3-cm. Bring to boil, then cook on very low heat until the
liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Stir in the chopped
spring onion. Remove cinnamon stick before serving.

Compiled: I. Chaudhary T. Elliot
Submitted By IMRAN CHAUDHARY On 07-06-95

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