Cholia Walay Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

200 g rice, Basmati
200 g green gram (cholia)
1 tablespoon oil
1 inch ginger, julienned (adrak)
4 cloves (laung)
2 g cinnamon sticks (dalchini)
3 g black cardamom pods
2 bay leaves (tej patta)
600 ml water, hot

Preparation

Heat the oil in a pan; add the ginger, cloves, cinnamon stick, black cardamoms, and bay leaves; saute for 2 minutes. Add the horse gram, saute for 3 minutes and then add the rice. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes. Add the water and bring the mixture to the boil.
Cover the pan with a heavy lid and cook on low heat for 20 minutes or till the rice is done.