Jeera Rice And Dhal Tadka

Here is a beautiful combination of jeera rice and dhal tadka. These both go on hands as the best combination.
This is one of the favourite choice of food of my husband.


Jeera Rice:

Ingredients:
3 spoon ghee
1 spoon oil
1 spoon mustard seeds
Handfull of curry leaves
1 spoon cumin seeds
1 clove garlic
1 big onion
Bay leaf
4-5 green chillies
5-6 pepper balls
Salt to taste

Instructions:

Add the ghee in a pressure pan and allow the mustard seeds to splinker on.
To this add all the above ingrediants.And allow it to fry for a minute.
Add 1 and half cup of rice.
Add 2 cups of water and 1 cup of coconut milk(optional). Add salt to taste.

                                             

Cook on medium flame for 12-15 minutes.
Garnish with curry leaves.

For a greater appeal you can once again fry cumin seeds in oil and pour it over the already garnished rice.

Dhal Tadka:

Ingredieants:

Channal Dhal 1/3rd cup
Toor Dhal 1/3rd cup
Moong Dhal 1/3rd cup
The dhals should be soaked for 30 minutes. May be you can soak the channa dhal for more hours so that it well come more smashed while cooking.
3 spoon oil
1 spoon mustard seeds
Handful of curry leaves
3-4 green chillies
2 red chillies
1 clove of garlic-minced
1 spoon of minced ginger
1 spoon Garam masala
1 spoon paprika
1/2 spoon turmeric powder
1 spoon coriander powder
Salt to taste

                                                                  

Instructions:

Splinker the mustard seeds in oil for a second.
Add in all the above ingrediants except dhals and fry in for a minute.
Add the dhals and allow it to boil for some 15 minutes in medium flame.

The gravy will come thick as we have added channa dhal.
Garnish with curry leaves and squeeze half a lime before serving.

You can have pappads along with this rice and gravy.
Enjoy the meal.