Spicy Rice and Lentils

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Title: Spicy Rice and Lentils
Categories: Main dish, Rice
Yield: 6 servings

1/2 c Brown lentils soaked for 1hr
1 l Onion, finely chopped
1/2 ts Mashed garlic
1/2 ts Grated ginger
1 Fresh green chilli
Seeded and finely chopped
4 T Ghee
1 Cinnamon stick
2 Cloves
1 Bay leaf
1/2 ts Turmeric
1 ts Salt
1 c Long grain rice
Soaked for 1 hour
1/2 c Red lentils
2 T Chopped spring onions

Preparation time: 25 minutes + 1 hour standing
Cooking time: 25 minutes

Drain the brown lentils, cover with boiling water and boil for 15 minutes
until beginning to soften.
Drain
Cook the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli in the ghee until soft and
lightly coloured. Add the cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and turmeric. Cook
for 2 minutes, stirring.
Add the drained rice and lentils, mix well, then add water to cover by
3-cm. Bring to boil, then cook on very low heat until the liquid has been
absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Stir in the chopped spring onion. Remove cinnamon stick before serving.

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