Rice with Lentils (kichuri)

Ingredients:

• 2 cup Aromatic rice
• 1 cup orange lentils (moshari dal)
• 3 medium sized onion (chopped)
• Ghee
• salt
• tasting salt
• Garam masala (bay leaves, cloves, pepper corn, cloves, cinnamon sticks)
• 6 1/2 cups of water

Procedure:

1. wash the aromatic rice and lentils. soak them in water for 30 mins.
2. in a non stick pot, add ghee, onions and garam masala. cook till the onions are golden brown.
3. add salt and tasting salt.
4. add 6 1/2 cups of water and let it come to a boil.
5. add the aromatic rice with lentils in the boiling water. (don't mix the rice too much or else it will become mussy.)
6. check the rice. let the water reduce 
7. serve with cream cheese chicken (see previous post) and salad

aromatic rice and lentils

salt and ghee

Garam Masala and tasting salt

soaking the aromatic rice and lentils

adding ghee

frying onions and garam masala

adding salt

adding 6 1/2 cups of water

boiling the water

 adding soaked lentils

cooking the rice

checking the rice

water is reducing 

enjoy!

serve with cream cheese chicken and salad