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Chana Dal Pilaf




Source of Recipe


From Hawkins Futura Cookbook - 1987


Recipe Introduction


Serves 6


List of Ingredients




1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 bay leaves
6 peppercorns
6 black cardamom pods*
6 whole cloves
1/3 cinnamon stick (1" piece)
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seed
1 1/2 cups chana dal* (soaked in water for 2 hours and drained)
2 1/2 cups basmati rice
1 tablespoon salt
4 1/2 cups water

Recipe



To cook reduced quantities: reduce all ingredients proportionately but not below one-fourth.
1. Heat oil in cooker on medium-high heat. Add bay leaves, peppercorns, cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon and cumin seed. Stir for a few seconds till cumin seeds darken a few shades.
2. Add dal. Stir fry for about 3 minutes.
3. Add rice. Stir fry till rice turns opaque (approx. 3 minutes). Add salt and water. Stir.
4. Close pressure cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat. Reduce heat and cook for 3 minutes.
5. Remove cooker from heat. Allow to cool naturally to 5 minutes. Press finger-tip control lightly to release pressure.
6. Open cooker. Fluff up rice gently with a fork to separate grains. Discard bay leaves, cardamoms and cinnamon.
Serve hot, accompanied with vegan soy yogurt.