HOTCHULHA

Ingredients:

• Rice  -1 cup
• Masoor Dal -1/4 cup
• Onion  -1small cut into long lengths
• Green chillies -5 cut into long lengths
• Cinnamon stick  -1 inch piece
• elachi -1
• Bayleafs -2
• Cloves -2
• Zeera  -1/4 teaspoon
• Ginger-garlic paste -1 tablespoon
• Turmeric -1 pinch
• Salt   –  To taste
• Oil  -2 tablespoon
  • Instead of oil you can put ghee.

Method:

1. Wash the rice and masoor dal and soak in water for 20 minutes.
2. Take a heavy bottom pan and put 2 tablespoons of oil and bring it to heat.
3. Put the bay leaves , zeera ,cloves ,elachi and cinnamon stick and fry it for couple of minutes.
4. Now toss in the onion pieces and green chillies and fry till the onions become soft.
5. Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off,now put turmeric powder and salt mix it well.
6. Drain the water from the rice and masoor dal and put this in the pan and saute it for couple of minutes.
7. Add 2 1/2 cups of water, cover the lid and cook  till it absorb all the water.