Masoor dal lima beans rice

Name: Masoor dal lima beans rice
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati rice; 1/2 cup masoor dal; 1 tablespoon oil; 1 tsp Mustard; 1 tsp Cumin; 1/4 tsp hing; 1 cup Onions, chopped; 1 cup tomatoes, chopped; 2 Green chillies, chopped; 1 inch Ginger, finely chopped; 1tbsp Garlic, finely chopped,; 20 Curry leaves; 1 Tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 cup Coconut milk (canned); 1 tablespoon masala powder; 1 cup lima bean Frozen; 1 tablespoon Butter; 1/2 cup Coriander, finely chopped; as per taste Salt

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

#JR
Whenever we go on a vacation and stay in a hotel we cook one pot meal with our electric rice cooker; we take with us 4c rice, 2c masoor dal and homemade masala powder. We buy vegetables at the grocery store next door. Our hotel suite always has a microwave and a refrigerator. #one pot

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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Ingredients

20-25 min

5 servings

1 cupBasmati rice
1/2 cupmasoor dal
1 tablespoonoil
1 tspMustard
1 tsp Cumin
1/4 tsphing
1 cupOnions, chopped
1 cuptomatoes, chopped
2Green chillies, chopped
1 inchGinger, finely chopped
1tbspGarlic, finely chopped,
20Curry leaves
1 Tspturmeric powder
1/4 cupCoconut milk (canned)
1 tablespoonmasala powder
1 cuplima bean Frozen
1 tablespoonButter
1/2 cupCoriander, finely chopped
as per taste Salt

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Steps

20-25 min

1

Make a checklist. Keep the necessary items nearby.
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Make a checklist. Keep the necessary items nearby.
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In a bowl add 2 cups of rice and 2 cups of water and let it soak for 20 minutes and strain
Over medium heat, heat oil in a saucepan; add mustard seed ; let it splutter; then add cumin seeds, green chilies, asafetida, and curry leaves, fry 2 minutes. Saute onions, let it brown. Transfer the content to the electric rice cooker. Turn on the cooker. Add tomatoes, cover, cook until soft.
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Add tomatoes, cover, cook until soft. Add 3c of boiling water, turmeric and masala powder. Add rice lentils and lima beans, cook covered.
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After 80% of the rice is cooked.
Open the cooker and add the coconut milk and stir. Add butter and salt. Cover. Cooker will automatically turn off when the rice is cooked. garnish with chopped cilantro. In 20-25 minutes aromatic, tasty, flavorful dal rice is ready. No sweating near hot stove.
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Transfer to a serving bowl, serve with chips, papads or stir fried veggies. I served with sweet potato chips and papads. Enjoy

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on June 09, 2022 18:04

USA

I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography