Title: Spicy Rice and Lentils
Categories: Main dish, Rice
Yield: 6 Servings

1/2 c Brown lentils soaked for 1hr
1 lg 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.
Posted to EAT-L Digest 25 October 96

Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 14:14:44 +1000

From: "I. Chaudhary"