Monday, September 13, 2010

Veggie - Dal Rice


Ingredients
  • Basmati Rice – 200g
  • Toor dal – 40 g
  • Moong dal – 40 g
  • Mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, green peas, potato) - cut into 1- 1½ inch pieces or as you desire – Totally 200g
  • Chopped onion – 1 cup
  • Chopped tomato – 1 cup
  • Garlic cloves (chopped) – 5
  • Red chili powder – ½ Table spoon
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ Tsp
  • Curry leaf – 1
  • Coriander leaves for garnishing
  • Oil – 1 Tsp
  • Mustard seeds – ¼ Tea spoon
 Method
  • Soak rice and dal for 20 minutes.
  • Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pressure pan. Add mustard seeds. When they pop, add onion, garlic cloves and a pinch of salt.
  • Sauté until onion becomes transparent.
  • Add tomato and curry leaves. Sauté till tomato is slightly mashed
  • Add vegetables, red chili powder and turmeric powder and Sauté for few seconds.
  • Pour 500 ml of water and adjust salt.
  • When the mixture starts boiling, add soaked rice and dal.
  • Close the lid and allow 3 whistles.
  • Turn off the stove and open after 20 minutes.
  • While serving, garnish with coriander leaves.
Note
  • Good recipe for picky eaters.
  • A recipe with all essential nutrients.

44 comments:

  1. Healthy and delicious rice..thanks for sharing this Dear.

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  2. Very colourful dal rice, looks delicious and wonderful..

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  3. So comforting,healthy n delish..cute presentation!

    US Masala

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  4. wholesome meal!
    fish and birdy are cute.

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  5. wow dal rice looks so delicious ...always love one pot meal ..tasty healthy n comfort too

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  6. Healhty, colorful and delicious rice..cute presentation dear..:)

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  7. love this kind of healthy and one pot meal..looks yummy.

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  8. That's a fantastic bowl of rice..I could finish this off in seconds :-)

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  9. I've never tried cooking dal and rice in the same pot. What a healthy, delicious idea! I'll have to give it a try. Great post!

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  10. Delicious and healthy dal rice. Wanna have hot plate now.

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  11. I adore the rice dishes....this one looks so yummy!

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  12. Looks so healthy and very delicious,everything in one and such a complete meal

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  13. Healthy and tempting
    http://shanthisthaligai.blogspot.com/

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  14. loved that flash cards on the photo .. looks scrumptious

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  15. மிகவும் அருமையாக இருக்கின்றது...சூப்பர்ப்...அப்படியே சாப்பிடுவேன்...கலக்கல்..

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  16. Looks super delicious...wanna taste immediately...

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  17. simple n light one pot meal... nice!

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  18. love the rice dear,really healthy...love the pics.Vegies are perfectly cooked,gud food for kids.

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  19. Fantastic one pot meal..looks delicious

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  20. Delicious rice and dal recipe full of flavor...

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

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  21. Hi. I love one pot meals, they are wholesome and healthy too.
    FOODELICIOUS

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  22. Dal rice looks fabulous, delicious, colourful and yummy.

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  23. healthy meal .... made simple and easy. Love it!

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  24. May I take some rice for me??? hehe...;)

    How U been??? Take care dear! :D

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  25. hey its khicidhi..my fav and heatlhy

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  26. Wow..i luv it..its very tempting the see the picture..happy ganesh chathurthi..

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  27. really healthy and comforting meal...

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  28. Colourful and Nice recipe krishnaveni

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  29. ♥ Olá, amiga!
    Nesse prato tem vargem (minha paixão)... tudo que tem vargem é delicioso!...
    Seu blog é encantador.♥
    Boa semana!
    Beijinhos.
    ♥Itabira
    Brasil♥♥

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  30. I love dal rice. Simple and yummy.

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  31. Thanks dear friends for your encouraging comments

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