This is a very popular Bangaldeshi recipe.
Ingredients
* 3 cups fine rice (orez fin)
* 1 cup of split yellow lentils (dry-fried)
* ¾ cup oil (ulei)
* 8 cups boiling water (apa la fierbere, clocotinda)
* 1 tablespoon melted butter (unt topit)
* ½ teaspoon crushed turmeric (măcinată)
* 1 teaspoon crushed ginger (ghimbir)
* ¼ teaspoon crushed garlic (usturoi)
* 2 onions peeled and sliced (cepe cojite şi tăiate felii)
* 4 pods of cardamom (păstăi de nucsoara)
* 2 Cloves (căţei de usturoi)
* 2 bay leaves (frunze de dafin)
* 5 whole green chili, chopped (ardei american chili întreg, fărămiţat)
* 3 pieces of cinnamon (scorţişoară)
* Salt: as required (sare după gust)
Instructions
1. Pour some water into the rice and let it soften for 20 minutes. Then mix the rice with the lentils and next with crushed ginger, garlic and turmeric.
2. Pour oil into a saucepan. When it is hot, add the onion followed by cardamom, clove, bay leaves, cinnamon and salt. Keep the heat low.
3. When the onions turn a little brownish, add the mixture of rice, lentils and spices and stir them as much as possible.
4. When it is fried enough add boiling water; stir well and cover it with a lid. Raise the heat. Keep stirring now and then, opening the lid. When it starts to simmer and the water and the solid mixture are leveled on the surface, add the chilies. Keep the heat low and keep it like that for to 20 minutes. Open the lid and stir in the melted butter . Keep it covered for 5 more minutes and you are ready to serve.
