Ingredients
Rice - 2 cup
Split red gram (tur)dal - 1 cup
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Water- 5 cups
Tamarind - lemon sized
Small onions - 6nos
Tomato - 1 big
Green chillies - 2 nos ( finely chopped )
Potato - 1/4 cup ( cut into cubes)
Eggplant - 1 big/ 3 small( cut into cubes)
French beans - 1/4 cup (cut into small pieces)
Drumstick - 1 (cut into small pieces)
Sambar powder- 3 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
ghee - 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves- 10
Coriander leaves(Cilantro) - for garnish (finely chopped)
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Salt - To taste
Method
1. Cook rice and split red gram in 5 cups of water.
2. Heat oil in a wide skillet.Now add mustard seed.
3. Once it pops add fenugreek seend, cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves. Fry for a minute.
3. Saute the onions. Cook tomato, green chillies, potatoes, brinjal, french beans,drumstick in 3/4 cup of water.
4. Add the cooked veggies, sambar powder and tamarind water (tamarind soaked in water ) to the rice and cook on medium heat for seven minutes.
5. Add ghee and stir well and remove from heat.
6. Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot.
Tips
- The veggies can be cooked along with rice and split red gram.
- The final rice should be little soggy.
- Any choice veggies can be added.
