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Rice Kichedi

A combinaton of rice and red gram with a touch of spice
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Tamil
Servings 5 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Rice
  • 1 cup Red gram Thuvaraparippu
  • 5 nos Cloves Grambu
  • 2" piece Cinnamom Karugapatta
  • 5 nos Cardamom Elakka
  • 3 nos Onions finely sliced, big
  • 6-8 nos Tomatoes
  • 4- 6 nos Green chillies slit into two
  • 12–15 nos Mint leaves
  • ½ a Coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp Garlic paste
  • 1½ tsp Ginger paste
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt As reqd
  • ¼ cup Vegetable Oil
  • Curry Leaves A few
  • 3 cups Water

Instructions
 

  • Wash the dal & cook with a little turmeric powder.
  • Do not discard the water used to cook the dal. Keep it in a vessel.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Fry the onions & spices till the onions are brown.
  • Add the slit green chillies, mint & half of the coriander leaves, salt, garlic & ginger paste & fry for 2 mins.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes.
  • Add the washed drained rice & fry for a few mins.
  • Add the cooked dal and mix well.
  • Add the 3 cups of water and cook for 8 - 10 minutes. (Measure the dal water along with plain water to make 3 cups)
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
  • :- Serve hot.
  • Note : Pls use the same cup for measuring the rice, red gram(dal) and water.
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