Hyderabadi Kichadi

Rice - 1 cup - soak for 30 mins
Red Masoor Dal - 1/2 cup - Soak for 30 mins
Onion - 1/2 sliced thin
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
green chilis - 4
mint leaves - 1/2 cup
coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Cinnamon - 2 - 1inch pieces
green cardamom - 4
Black cardamom - 2
cloves - 5
pepper seeds - 1 tsp
bay leaf - 1 or 2
Shahi jeera - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - 2.5 tsp
Water - 3 cups (if you are rice + dal is 1.5 cups then water should be double that is 3 cups)

Method:

1. Heat ghee and oil in pan, Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, pepper seeds, bay leaf and shahi jeera and fry nicely till aroma comes out.
2. now add onion and green chili and curry leaves and fry till onions turn brown.
3. now add ginger garlic paste and fry nicely.
4. now add turmeric and mint and fry nicely
5. now add salt and rice and dal and mix well.
6. Now add water and coriander leaves mix well and cook till rice is done.