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.