Spiced Lentils Recipe

Difficulty level - Easy

Preparation time - 3 hours.

Making time - 12 minutes.

Serves - 4 persons.

Ingredients:

Slender or long fine rice - 1½ cups.

Lentils (Masoor Daal unpeeled) - 1½ cups.

Onions (large) - 2 nos.

Olive oil - 3½ tbsp.

Cinnamon (dalchini) powder - 1 tsp.

Cumin (Jeera) powder - 1 tsp.

Salt to taste.

Black Pepper - 1 tsp.

Cloves - 4-6 nos.

Coriander leaves (Dhania patta / Cilantro) - for garnishing.

Method:

1. Soak the lentils (daal) in water for 3-4 hours. Drain out the water and keep aside.

2. In another bowl soak the rice in water for about 30 minutes. Drain out the water and keep aside.

3. Heat 2 tbsp oil and fry one of the onions translucent.

4. Mix in the lentils the rice, salt, pepper, cumin, cloves and cinnamon and fry the mixed ingredients on medium flame for 2-3 minutes.

5. Now add double the amount of water than the quantity of the soaked rice and daal (lentil). Stir gently and cover with a lid and cook on a low flame till all the water is absorbed. Keep aside.

6. Fry the remaining onion pieces till brown. Garnish with coriander leaves and brown fried onions and serve hot.