Rice With Lentils (Bengali Cuisine Recipe) - Step By Step Recipe With Photo

Rice with lime and lentils is a spicy, interesting taste that will make a simple rice porridge a real culinary masterpiece. If you're tired of traditional side dishes, try this recipe.

Cooking description:

Rice with lime and lentils (a Bengali recipe) is more of a thick and rich soup in our understanding. Intense, unusual taste add spice to the dish. Today I will share a recipe for how to cook this dish, whatever you call it (soup or porridge). Everything is quite simple, porridge requires a long cooking, cereals and potatoes must be completely boiled down to get a uniform consistency with pieces of meat. The cilantro-lime dressing will perfectly complement the taste and add freshness. When serving, add fried onions and cilantro dressing. Try this recipe. Perhaps it will end up in your cookbook.

Purpose: For lunch / For dinner / Healthy lunch

Main ingredient: Vegetables / Poultry / Chicken / Legumes / Cereals / Rice / Lentils / Basmati / Chicken thighs

Dish: Hot dishes / Porridge

Ingredients:

• Rice - 150 Grams
• Turmeric - 1 Teaspoon
• Fresh Ginger - 15 Grams
• Vegetable oil - 2 Tbsp. spoons
• Cayenne Pepper - 1/4 Teaspoon
• Red Lentils - 50 Grams
• Chicken Broth - 6 Glasses
• Potatoes - 300 Grams
• Chicken thighs - 2-4 Pieces
• Cilantro - 1/2 Bunch
• Lime juice - 2 Tbsp. spoons
• Mustard oil - 2 Tbsp. spoons

Servings: 4-6

How to cook "Rice with Lentils (Bengali Recipe)"

Soak the rice and leave for 15 minutes. Peel the ginger, cut into thin strips and fry in a saucepan with oil, pepper and turmeric. Add rice and lentils and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in broth, bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes. Peel the potatoes, cut them into small cubes and send them into porridge. Then put in chicken thighs, boil for 30 minutes.