Ingredients
Quantities for 4 portions
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Method
- Rinse basmati rice. Heat ghee, sizzle cumin seeds, toast the rice 1 minute, add water and salt, cover and cook 12 minutes. Rest 5 minutes.
- Simmer red lentils with turmeric, water and salt 20 minutes until soft.
- In a small pan heat more ghee. Fry garlic, cumin seeds and chili powder 1 minute. Stir this tadka into the lentils.
- Serve the dal over the jeera rice with coriander.
Shopping tip
Arroz basmati, lentilhas vermelhas, sementes de cominhos and ghee or manteiga are easy. This is a full plate, not a side.
Where it fits in your week
Suits a calmer day, or cooking ahead at the weekend.
At the portions as written, there is enough for a second meal.
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Times, portions and protein per portion are the recipe author's estimates, not laboratory measurements.