Yellow Moong and Orange Lentil Rice

Group Activity: Rice and Beans!










Habib Ur Rehman

Overall (Recommended) Recipe (Serving Portion: 10):

Overall Time : 45 min


• Basmati Rice: 2 cup
• Salt: 1 tablespoon
• Water : Around 4 to 5 cups
• Onion: 1 medium size
• Garlic: 1
• Ginger: 2 teaspoon
• Coriander: Half a cup
• Red chili: 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric: 1 teaspoon
• Hot green peppers: 4
• Oil: 50 ml
• Tomato: 1 medium size
• Orange lentils dal: half a cup
• Yellow moong dal: half a cup

Step 1: Boiling Rice



Ingredients:

1. 2 cup of Basmati rice
2. 1 teaspoon of salt
3. 2 cups of water

First: Wash the rice in hot water
Second: Put 2 cups of water in a pot (on a stove)
Third: Add 1 tablespoon of salt in the water
Fourth: When the water is boiling, add the rice in the pot of water
Fifth: Leave them aside after cooked for later.

Step 2: Cooking



Ingredients:

1. Water : 3 3/4
2. Onion: 1 medium size
3. Garlic: 1
4. Ginger: 2 teaspoon
5. Coriander: Half a cup
6. Red chili: 1 teaspoon
7. Turmeric: 1 teaspoon
8. Hot green peppers: 4
9. Oil: 50 ml
10. Tomato: 1 medium size
11. Orange lentils dal: half a cup
12. Yellow moong dal: half a cup


First: Turn on the stove, in a pot pour 3 ¾ cups of water
Second: Put all the other ingredients in the pot.
Third: Wait until it cooks

Step 3: Cooking onions

Ingredients:

1. Onion: half
2. Oil: 20ml

First: Turn on the stove, in a pan add oil and onion.
Second: When the onions get orange, and mix them with what was cooked in the second step

Final Step: Mixing

Ingredients:

1. Boiled rice
2. Cooked lentils and yellow moong dal.
First: Mix the above mentioned things.

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In fact, this recipe comes from the area where my parents come from in Pakistan. Usually, in poorer families or where meat is not always available or affordable, this form of food is consumed by the people. Actually, there is a saying in this culture that goes as following: “Beans are for the poor; Chicken [(i.e. meat)] is for the rich.” Through this quote, in its attempted translation, that it could be understood that the same benefits (i.e. we would understand it as protein) can be attained when beans or anything of that nature I being substituted for meat (i.e. in this case, the poor have no choice). Nevertheless, this does not mean a rich person cannot have this meal. However, it would be much better if one were to decrease its intake of meat on regular basis; thus, eliminating certain health problems.

Further, the preparation of this meal, overall, was not that difficult excluding the peeling of onions! This food was shared with my family, who also in fact enjoyed it. I felt really amazed that in my first attempt to cook this meal, I was able to do it with a little help from my mother! In terms of health and environmental benefits, it is a meal with not only low-fat but also normal in calories; also, it does not involve any pollution since it was not shipped or packaged like the conventional food products found at the supermarkets, therefore, it was a homemade meal! If one is unable to find these ingredients for whatever reason, a local Indian store (or of that nature) can surely help you find them.

To conclude, this is a simple and healthy meal which can be prepared by any eager individual; and it is surely also delicious!