1/2 kg basmati rice
200g Bengal gram
100g onions, chopped
6 green chilies, chopped
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tbsp chili powder
10g garam masala
1 bunch mint leaves
1 lemon
50g ghee
A pinch of saffron
50g oil
2 cups yogurt
Salt to taste

Kubali Rice

1. Clean and soak the rice in warm water; and meanwhile pressure-cook the cleaned Bengal gram.
2. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions until golden brown. Add chili powder, turmeric, garam masala and the cooked Bengal gram to the fried onions.
3. Keep aside the above mixture with mint, yogurt and enough salt.
4. Heat the ghee in separate pan. Place half of the 3/4 cooked rice in it. Then place the Bengal gram mixture on the rice. Let the remaining rice on the Bengal mixture with ghee over it.
5. Finally squeeze the lemon juice and sprinkle the saffron.
6. Finish the dish by cooking the whole for 15 minutes.
7. Stir the rice before serving it hot.