Bangladeshi Rice

At one stage in my life, I was sharing a house with a wonderful woman from Bangladesh who also happened to be a great cook. As a result, I learnt to cook a really great rice. Hope you like it.

2 cups basmati rice

1 cup red lentils

2 onions

1 1/2 tblsp crushed garlic

3 tblsp cumin seeds

1 tblsp tumeric powder

1 tblsp crushed dried chilli (or to taste)

Salt and pepper to taste

Oil

Water

• Fry onion in oil, in a pot, until caramelised then take off heat.
• Add garlic, cumin seeds, tumeric, chilli, salt & pepper - stir.
• Wash rice and lentils and place in pot.
• Place finger gently on top of the rice and add enough water to cover the first flange.
• Bring to boil.
• Turn off heat (if electric), put extremely low if gas.
• Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Eat.