How to make Healthy Masala Masoor/Red lentil Rice
Masala Masoor/Red lentil Rice is a spicy and different recipe of rice. This recipe is made using right amount of spices to make it more tasty. Rice is prepared as plain, as flavorful aromatic Biryanis or Khichdi.
Masoor dal also called as Red lentil is very nutritious for health. It is easy to digest and full of flavour. Whole Masoor dal/Red lentil sprouts is also very healthy and pack full of nutrients. Rice is an wholesome food rich with carbohydrate, the body’s fuel source. Carbohydrates keep us energised so that we can carry our daily work.
Rice is easy to cook and we can make it more healthy & delicious by adding various vegetables, spices. There are so many one pot recipes made with rice and vegetables. My Masala Masoor dal rice/Red lentil rice is one such one pot recipe.
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Ingredients:
- Rice – 1 cup
- Masoor dal/red lentil – ½ cup
- Chopped onion – 1
- Fresh ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Cumin/jeera
- Green chilli – 1
- Chopped potato – 1
- Pea/peanut – ¼ cup
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
- Chopped tomato – ½
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 1 tbsp
- Hing/asafoetida – 1/ tsp
- Curry leaves – 8 to 10
- Water – as required
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Method:
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker or cooking pot/pan.
- Add jeera and green chilli.
- Then add curry leaves. Masoor dal/red lentil and curry leaves has a great combination of taste. Though curry leaves is widely used in many recipes, don’t miss curry leaves in any Masoor dal/red lentil recipe.
- Add peanuts.
- Let the peanut become light pink. Then add hing and ginger garlic paste. Sauté for a while.
- Add chopped onion, peas and potato. Season with little salt.
- Cook till onion is golden brown.
- Now add all the dry powdered spices except salt. Sauté.
- Add washed rice and mix gently. Add required amount of water and mix.
- Season with salt.
- Half cook the rice on high flame.
- In the mean time wash and soak the Masoor dal/red lentil. We are not adding Masoor dal/red lentil along with rice immediately as the rice takes more time to cook than dal and we don’t want to overcook the dal, as the dal will get coated over the rice.
- After the rice is half cook add the dal and mix. Add water if required.
- Simmer the flame and let it cook for 10 to 15 mins.
- Garnish this yummy Masoor dal rice /Red lentil rice with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.
