Masoor Dhal Khicheri with Vegetable

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This dish is normally served without veggie. Someone said it's easy to digest.

 

 

 

 

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Masoor Dhal Khicheri with Vegetables

 

Recipe By :Shehzad Husain, Healthy Indian Cooking (1997)

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:20

Categories : Main Dishes

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 cups basmati rice

1 cup red lentils -- see note

2 tablespoons corn oil

4 curry leaves -- or more

1/4 teaspoon mixed mustard seeds and onion seeds

1 small onion -- sliced

1 teaspoon ginger pulp

1 teaspoon garlic pulp

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1 medium carrot -- diced

2 ounces shelled peas

2 ounces green beans -- sliced into short lengths

salt

1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves -- plus

cilantro sprigs for garnish

 

Wash the rice and lentils well and leave in a bowl of water to soak.

 

Heat the oil in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add the curry leaves, mustard

and onion seeds, and onion. Fry for about 2 minutes until aromatic and the onion

softens.

 

Low the heat and add the ginger, garlic, turmeric, carrot, peas, green beans and

salt to taste.

 

Drain water from rice and lentils and add to the spiced onion mixture. Stir for

about 2 minutes, then add 4 cups water. Stir gently and add chopped cilantro.

When water begins to boil, lower heat, cover the pan, and cook for 15-20

minutes.

 

Lease to stand off the heat, still covered for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish

with cilantro sprigs.

 

Description:

" Rice and lentils "

Start to Finish Time:

" 1:00 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 379 Calories; 6g Fat (14.9% calories from

fat); 15g Protein; 66g Carbohydrate; 11g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 49mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 4 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fat.

 

NOTES : Khicheri means rice cooked with lentils or other pulses. Shehzad adds

vegetables to this version, which makes it a lot more interesting and tasty.

Masoor dhal means salmon-colored lentils.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 92 939 0 26086 20130 0 0 4422 0 0 0 2130706543

 

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