Qubooli Lentil Biryani - By VahChef @ VahRehVah.com

Reach vahrehvah at Website - http://www.vahrehvah.com/ Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchef Qubooli is an Urdu word meaning 'acceptance'. The recipe below comes from the book The Emperor's Table, written by Salma Husain. And what a marvelous book it is! The author has painstakingly researched the cuisine of seven Mughal emperors who ruled over India for hundreds of years. Most recipes in this collection come from original Persian manuscripts and printed books from those times.Its an good and flavorful combination of lentil ,rice and spices the preparation is most like biryani . Chana daal ½ cup Ghee 1 tb Shahi jeera ½ ts Whole garam masala (each) 20 g Bay leaf 2 n Green chilly 3 n Yogurt ½ cup Coriander powder pinch Chilly powder 1 ts Basmati rice 1 cup Fried onions ½ cup Salt to taste Take biryani handy add ghee when ghee is hot add shahi jeera, whole garam masala, bay leaf, green chilly, ginger garlic paste, chopped mint, chopped coriander, coriander powder, chilly powder, yogurt, add chana dal (boiled with salt, chilly powder,turmeric), once it comes to boil add boiled rice (95%done), add fried onions, then again add the layer of rice then add fried onions and pour some lime juice, put the lid on and let it cook for 5 minutes in a slow flame, after 5 minutes switch off the flame. Serve this hot. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma Twitter - https://twitter.com/vahrehvah Google Plus - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116066497483672434459 Flickr Photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23301754@N03/ Linkedin - http://lnkd.in/nq25sW Picasa Photos- http://picasaweb.google.com/118141140815684791742 Stumleupon http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/vahrehvah Tumblr http://vahrehvah.tumblr.com/ Blogger - http://vahrehvah.blogspot.in/