One of my favourite & comfort dish, taste great with pappads. Healthy way of adding vegetables & simple to make. This dish will be served in most of the south indian functions & celebrations. I use store bought bisibilebath powder, yet taste delicious.
Ingredients :
- Raw rice - 3/4 cup
- Toor dal - 1/4 cup
- A pinch of hing
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Red chillies - 2 nos
- Curry leaves - 2 tbsp
- Vegetables (Carrot, beans, drumstick, green peas, potato) - 3/4 cup
- Bisibilebath powder - 2 tsp
- Tamarind extract - 1 tsp
- Onion - 1 no
- Tomato - 1 no
- Dessicated coconut - 1 tbsp
- Cashewnuts - 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Direction to cook :
1. Combine & pressure cook the rice, toor dal, hing & turmeric powder together.
2. Heat oil in the heavy bottomed pan, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds & curry leaves.
3. Add finely chopped onions & saute. Add tomatoes, salt & vegetables. Cover & cook till tender.
4. Add tamarind pulp, bisibilebath powder & dessicated coconut. Cook for 2 more mins.
5. Add the cooked rice & dal mixture & enough water for the desired consistency. Adjust the salt.
6. In a separate pan, heat the ghee add 1 tbsp of curry leaves, red chillies & broken cashewnuts. Pour it in the rice & switch off the flame.
Serve warm with pappads.
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