Butter and Lentil Rice (Burma)

Name: Butter and Lentil Rice (Burma)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice; 1 tablespoon butter; 1/4 cup split dried channa dal, soaked for 8 hours; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 2/3 cups water; 2 bay leaves; 1 cinnamon stick

Submitted by GiddyUpGo

"This recipe was featured on week 43 of my food blog, "Travel by Stove." I am attempting to cook one meal from every nation on Earth, and Burma is my 43rd stop. Unless otherwise noted, my Travel by Stove recipes are taken from authentic or traditional sources, and this recipe has been posted without any alternations or additions to the ingredients.This recipe is by Burmese blogger Tin Cho Chaw."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 cup basmati rice
1 tablespoon butter
¹⁄₄ cup split dried channa dal, soaked for 8 hours
¹⁄₂ teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 ²⁄₃ cups water
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick

directions

Drain the dal and rinse the basmati rice until the water runs clear. Put the rice in a pot and layer the soaked dal on top. Add the remaining ingredients and the water.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed.
Let rest for five minutes before serving.

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GiddyUpGo

I am a mother of two with another one on the way! I am married to an Englishman and we own a small business in our local area. We live in a very small town called Rough and Ready (yes there really is a place called Rough and Ready!) I am a part-time writer and full time mom. My kids were born 15 months apart and keep me so busy I barely have enough time to cook and no time at all for my other passion, horseback riding. I once had four horses but am down to two; my Arab mare Argo and old Denver. Both of them spend the vast majority of their time standing around in my back yard eating hay. I get to feed them and look at them, but until my kids are all in school (and I stop having more kids) that's about it. <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket">

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