My mother was making this dish, she learned it from a Hyderabadi family in Karachi. I love to serve and eat this dish with Raita and Salad.
INGREDIENTS:
Rice (soak for 1 hour) | 1/2 kg |
Gram lentil (chana dal) | 1 cup |
Oil | 3/4 cup |
Onion | 1 large |
Ginger garlic paste | 1 tbsp |
Tomatoes | 2 large ,chopped |
Salt | to taste |
Red chili powder | 1 tbsp |
Coriander powder | 1 tsp |
Turmeric power | 1 tsp |
Green chilies | 3 |
Coriander leaves | 1/2 bunch |
Orange food color | pinch |
Kewra water | few drops |
Whole spice (sabut garam masala) | 1 tbsp |
METHOD:
- Soak lentil for 2 hours and then boil in water till soft.
- Drain water and set aside.
- In a pot add oil and onion thinly sliced. Fry onion till light brown. Remove half onion on paper towel.
- In oil now add ginger garlic and whole spices. Stir and add tomatoes. Fry till soft.
- Now add red chili powder, salt, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Mix well.
- Add yogurt also and mix with spices.
- Now add gram lentil boiled and cover with the lid. Let water dry and oil separate.
- Boil rice and set aside.
- Now add chopped green chilies and coriander in lentil masala.
- Grease pot and spread first layer of rice the lentil then again rice layer.
- Now pour orange food color and brow onion on top and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- You can add kewra water also if desired.
- Mix well before serving.
- Serve with Raita and Salad.
U have not mentioned his much youghurt
I am sorry Kinz, use 1/2 cup yogurt.
Made for dinner…..was so yummmm. My family liked it….thanks for d recipe
You are welcome Kinz 🙂