Lemon Rice With Dals

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1/4 cup masoor dal
• 1/4 cup channa dal
• 1 medium onion
• 2 lemons
• 25 g butter
• 3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 3/4 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 -3 cloves
• 3 -4 cinnamon sticks
• 4 curry leaves
• 5 -6 cashew nuts (chopped)
• coriander sprig
• dried parsley
• fresh lemon rind
• salt

Recipe

• 1 soak masoor and chana dals for a few hours prior to cooking.
• 2 boil rice with about 4-5 cups water and salt until grains are soft and firm.
• 3 just before draining the rice, add the turmeric powder.
• 4 stir to ensure that the color spreads evenly over the rice.
• 5 remove from heat and drain.
• 6 in another pot, add the masoor and chana dals; cover with water and boil until the dals soften.
• 7 in a separate small saucepan, add butter on low heat until it melts.
• 8 add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, bayleaves, cloves, cinammon, curry leaves and cashew nuts.
• 9 when the seeds begin to splutter, add the onion and allow to heat till onion becomes translucent.
• 10 then add the boiled/softened masoor and chana dals along with the turmeric powder.
• 11 at this point you can peel the lemons and add the lemon rind to the rest of the ingredients.
• 12 stir this mixture thoroughly to ensure a nice distribution of the butter flavor.
• 13 transfer this mix to the already cooked rice and toss or stir well.
• 14 squeeze two fresh lemons to obtain about half a cup of juice, add a tsp of salt to it, and then pour the liquid on the rice concoction, making sure to toss it thoroughly.
• 15 garnish by drizzling with dry parsley, coriander and a whole cashew.