Basmati Rice
The type of rice is important. I recommend Basmati. It is the best for biryani. It brings out the aroma and flavor of biryani. You can smell the Lime rice even before it's done a block away! Some important factors will determine the quality of Lime rice you cook.
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Indian Lime Rice Recipe - Time 15-20 minutes - Serves 5 Ingredient |
Measurement
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| Thoor Daal |
1/4 cup cooked |
Lime |
2 |
| Cilantro(coriander) |
1/2 bunch |
| Asafoetida |
1/2 tbsp |
| Green chilies |
2 medium size |
| Red chilies |
2 medium size |
| Turmeric |
1/2 tbsp |
| cumin powder |
1/2 tsp |
| Limees |
2 medium size |
| Curry leaves |
a few |
| Garlic |
5 cloves with skin |
| Salt and papper |
to taste |
| oil, urid dal, mustard seeds |
to season |
| water |
2 cups |
Steps |
Method |
| 1 |
Cook the toor dal (pressure cooker is fine) |
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Take a wide vessel pour two cups of water, add salt, pepper, garlic with skin, green chili,Asafoetida, turmeric and cumin powder. In a seperate pan cut Lime into small pieces and half cook it for a few minutes |
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Now add the half cooked Lime to the larger vessel with the other ingredients and hand crush them all together. See that the garlic skins peel and float, if not peel it and crush them but add the skins into the mixture for flavor
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Now add the toor daal and cook all in high flame for about five minutes. In a frying pan add oil heat it and season with mustard, urid dal, red chili and curry leaves. Pour this into the cooking rasam vessel. Now squeeze the lime into it and reduce flame let it boil for about a minute |
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Turn off the heat, garnish it with cilantro(corriander leaves) and serve it hot with white rice |
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Enjoy other Indian Recipes.
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