This is a healthy main dish for lunch. It has dal, rice in them and taste really delicious with some pickle and papad. I love it hot with a drizzle of ghee over it. YUM.
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Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Serves: 2 to 4
Ingredients:
Olive Oil – 2 tblspn
Cinnamon – 1 small piece
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Onion – 1 medium size chopped finely
Garlic – 4 cloves chopped
Ginger – 1 tblspn chopped finely
Peas – 1/2 cup
Potato – 1 peeled and chopped
Carrot – 1 chopped
Tomato – 1 chopped finely
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – a pinch
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder – 2 tsp
Cumin Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
Garam Masala powder – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Rice – 1 cup
Yellow Moong Dal – 1/2 cup
Water – 4 cups
Method:
Wash and soak rice and dal together.
Heat olive oil in a pressure cooker, add cumin and cinnamon.
Add onions, ginger and garlic and saute for a min.
Add in tomatoes and mix well.
Add in asafoetida, spice powders and mix well.
Add veggies and toss well.
Add in salt and water and mix well.
Add soaked rice and dal and bring it to a boil.
Cover the pressure cooker and cook for 2 whistle. Turn the heat to low and cook for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam all escape by itself. Open the cooker and fluff the rice.
Serve with raita.
Pictorial:
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| prepare your ingredients |
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| take rice and dal in a bowl |
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| wash well and soak for 30 mins |
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| heat olive oil in a pressure cooker, add cumin and cinnamon |
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| add onions, garlic and ginger |
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| add asafoetida |
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| saute for a min |
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| add tomatoes |
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| mix well |
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| add all spice powders |
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| mix well |
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| add all veggies |
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| toss well |
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| add salt to taste |
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| water |
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| add rice and dal |
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| bring it to a boil |
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| cover and cook till done |
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| Serve |
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