Totally Easy Totally Yummy Jeera Rice and Daal Fry Recipe

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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
1475
Calories
Total time
65
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups basmati rice (long grain , fragrant rice from india)
  • 6 tbsp ghee or 6 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 1 -2 thin green chili (depending on how much heat you can handle)
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 1/2 lbs toor dal (you can buy this at an indian grocer)
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 3 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 -3 thin green chilies (depending on how much heat you can handle)
  • 1 tbsp garam masala (can also be bought at indian grocer)
  • 3 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp salt

Directions:

  1. Wash toor daal in 4 changes of water, then set to cook. put enough water in the toor daal to be about 1 1/2 inches above the daal. If you don't have a pressure cooker, it should take somewhere around 45 minutes for the daal to become soft.
  2. Set the rice to cook at the same time. The rice will cook a little faster and it will be perfect timing for you to add the spices to the rice and have it all prepared as the daal is becoming ready to have the spices added to it.
  3. The ratio of water to rice is two to one. add the salt to the water before cooking as it will be difficult to mix in later. the water should taste nice and salty.
  4. When the rice is almost done, take half of the ghee or butter in a large sauté pan.
  5. Add the cumin seeds, cilantro leaves and chopped green chillies.
  6. Sauté for about 3 minutes on med heat, then add the cooked rice and mix.
  7. Add the rest of the ghee or butter to the rice and mix until consistent.
  8. Set aside and cover to keep warm.
  9. Wash out the sauté pan and begin the spices for the daal by adding the oil, cumin, finely chopped onion and green chillies. Sauté until the onions are transparent.
  10. Add diced tomatoes and sauté for 2 more minutes.
  11. Check the daal to make sure it is soft, then mash with a potato masher until you have a porridge-like consistency. If you need to retrieve water from the pan, then do it beforehand. Just remember, you can always put the water back in if there isn't enough, but you can't take it out once the lentils are mashed.
  12. After the daal is mashed add the sauté mixture.
  13. Add red chili powder for more heat if necessary.
  14. Add garam masala, salt and sugar. stir over heat for 2 minute and it is ready.
  15. Serve over jeera rice with papad and mango pickle.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1474.78 Kcal (6175 kJ)
Calories from fat 926.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 102.93g 158%
Cholesterol 37.89mg 13%
Sodium 4670.48mg 195%
Potassium 291.97mg 6%
Total Carbs 121.48g 40%
Sugars 4g 16%
Dietary Fiber 3.04g 12%
Protein 28.47g 57%
Vitamin C 80.6mg 134%
Iron 54.8mg 305%
Calcium 62.7mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 253.91 Kcal (1063 kJ)
Calories from fat 159.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.72g 158%
Cholesterol 6.52mg 13%
Sodium 804.12mg 195%
Potassium 50.27mg 6%
Total Carbs 20.91g 40%
Sugars 0.69g 16%
Dietary Fiber 0.52g 12%
Protein 4.9g 57%
Vitamin C 13.9mg 134%
Iron 9.4mg 305%
Calcium 10.8mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 37.5
    Points
  • 42
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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