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Choota Dal - Chawal




Ingredients

Quantity
Rice
1 ½ cup
Toor dal
1 cup
Whole red chillies
2
Bay leaves
2
Cloves and peppercorns  each
3 to 4
Salt
to taste
Turmeric
½ tsp
Onion sliced lengthwise
2
Ghee
3 tbsp
Chopped coriander
1 tbsp
Cumin and mustard seeds
1 tsp
Water
6 to 7


Wash dal and rice separately.

Soak in salty water for half an hour.

Heat ghee in large saucepan fry the onion till crisp and brown. Remove.

In same ghee, add seeds, leaves, chilli, pepper and cloves.

Add the soaking water of dal and rice. Allow to come to boil.

Add dal and allow to boil for 5 min.

Add rice, turmeric, salt and cook in high for 10-12 mins.

Put on simmer and cook till the rice is done and water has evaporated.

Garnish with fried onions and chopped coriander.