Spicy Lentil Rice

Name: Spicy Lentil Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice (long-grain fragrant rice); 1/2 cup red lentil; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 2 small green chilies, finely chopped; 2 stalks curry leaves; coriander leaves; 1/4 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut (if sweetened then strain before adding to dish); 1 lemon, juice of; 1 tablespoon sambhar masala (buy at Indian grocer); 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 2 teaspoons mustard; 2 teaspoons cumin seeds; 3 tablespoons white Urad Dal (buy at Indian grocer); 2 -3 pinches asafoetida powder; 3 tablespoons oil; salt

Submitted by alice Dave

"An easy to make Indian dish with an AMAZING flavor. I found this recipe on Bawarchi.com, an online Indian cookbook. I modified it only by increasing the amounts of spices used because it seemed like it would be kind of bland with the amounts suggested. So, this is an authentic spicy Khichadi."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 cup basmati rice (long-grain fragrant rice)
¹⁄₂ cup red lentil
1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 small green chilies, finely chopped
2 stalks curry leaves
coriander leaves
¹⁄₄ cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut (if sweetened then strain before adding to dish)
1 lemon, juice of
1 tablespoon sambhar masala (buy at Indian grocer)
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoons mustard
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
3 tablespoons white Urad Dal (buy at Indian grocer)
2 -3 pinches asafoetida powder
3 tablespoons oil
salt

directions

Boil rice in 2 1/2 cups of salted water till cooked. The water should taste as salty as you would want your rice to taste. The extra 1/2 cup of wate is to ensure that the rice does not become too dry.
Set the rice to cool on a large plate.
Cook the red lentils until soft. Remove extra water and add to cooked rice.
Sprinkle salt, Sambhar masala and turmeric over rice, then mix well without breaking the grains.
Heat oil in a large pan, add Urad dal, allow to sizzle.
Add cumin, mustard, asafoetida, allow to splutter.
Add curry leaves, chillies, onions and cook till onions are transparent.
Add rice/lentil mixture, sprinkle lemon juice, coconut, corander leaves.
Mix gently but thouroughly over medium flame allowing to heat.
Serve hot with extra coriander for garnish.

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Really good rice. I served on the side with BBQ steak which went really well togeather. The family enjoyed and will be making this again.

Catherine Robson

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alice Dave

I am an American married to a Desi from Bombay. I have been on Recipezaar since 2004. When I first signed up I was just learning how to cook Indian food. I have to say, it's a good thing I wasn't working during that time because then I had a lot of hours to devote to learning. It was complicated at first, but always worth it. There is nothing in this world like a great blend of Indian spices. I get a lot of my Indian recipes from my best friend, Rupali. Also I found a new youtube channel called Vah re Vah chef. He is absolutely amazing! If it's Vah re Vah, you know it's going to be very tasty. My main concern is that I am using authentic Indian recipes. <br> <br>Most of my recipes will always be vegetarian, but I might throw in some Chicken every now and then, since I mainly use this website to keep track of meals I make for my family. I eat fish sometimes, but my husband doesn't like it, so I only eat it when we go out.

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