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RCI-VG.004.0045.001

Qabuli

South Asian cuisines

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • rice
    1 kg
  • chana lentil
    500 g
  • salt
    1 unit
  • red pepper
    1 unit
  • ginger garlic paste
    ½ tsp
  • onions
    3 unit
  • turmeric powder
    ¼ tsp
  • Shortening
    1 unit
  • chopped cilantro
    ½ cup
  • green chillis
    chopped in half
    4 to 5 unit
  • tomato paste
    1 unit

Method

1
Soak the chana lentil for half an hour.
2
After half an hour, boil the lentil with salt, red pepper, and ginger garlic paste.
3
Be mindful that after the lentil has been cooked, there should not be any water remaining.
4
If there is water remaining, continue cooking until the water has boiled over.
5
Boil rice that has been previously soaked in salt water
6
When the rice is half cooked, turn the stove off.
7
Heat some shortening in a pan
8
Fry the onions until they are light brown and some tomato paste, salt, red chilly powder and turmeric powder.
9
Arrange the fried onion with the spices, boiled lentils, and rice in a large stock pot and cook covered until the rice is done.
10
Garnish with chopped cilantro and green chillies and serve hot.