Ingredients
250 g (1 1/4 cups) uncooked rice (best
with basmati rice)
5 g (1/2 tablespoon) vegetable oil
5 g (1) cinnamon sticks
3 g (3) cardamom pods
1 g (2) cloves
2 g (1/2 teaspoon) cumin seeds
110 g (1) onion, sliced finely
3 g (1/2 cm) ginger, chopped very finely
30 g (1/8 cup) each of orange dhal and yellow dhal; washed, soaked for
3 hours and drained
3 g (1/2 teaspoon) turmeric powder
3 g (1/2 teaspoon) cumin powder
500 mL (4 cups) water
salt to taste
40 g (1/4 cup) frozen green peas, thawed
Method
1. Wash rice thoroughly and drain.
2. Heat oil. Add in cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves and cumin
seeds, and stir-fry lightly.
3. When fragrant, add sliced onion and chopped ginger. Fry until ginger
is aromatic.
4. Add in rice, orange and yellow dhal. Fry for about 3 minutes.
5. Add turmeric and cumin powder. Mix thoroughly. Put the mixture into
a rice cooker.
6. Add in water and salt. Cook the rice. when rice is cooked, stir in
the peas.
7. Serve hot.
Nutritional Content per Serving
calorie = 235 kcal
fat = 1.8 g
protein = 6.0 g
calcium = 34 mg
iron = 2.5 mg
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