Masoor-Dal & Rice in a pot.

Of those who are reading this, if you belong to India then it is a quick fix one pot meal for a lazy afternoon. Simple ingredients, not much to work with.

This one pot dal rice combo fall into the list of either Pulav , Bisibele Bath or Kichdi. Whatever you name it I am a go with it.  Here is the list of ingredients I used.

1. 2 tsps of Oil
2. 1 cup of Masoor dal soaked in water for about 2 hours
3. 1.5 cup of Rice (Basmati) soaked in water for about an hour
4. 2 medium sized onions chopped.
5. 2 medium sized tomatoes chopped.
6. Garlic pods - 5 - chopped
7. Ginger - cut into thin strings - about 10 strands
8. Jeera - 1 tsp
9. Chilli powder - 1 tsp
10. Garam Masala - 1 tsp
11. Salt - to taste
12. Elachi - 4
13. Pulav leaf - 1
14. Green Chilli - 1 cut finely

In a pressure pan heat oil and temper it with jeera, elachi, pulav leaf, Add garlic, green chilli and onion and saute till they turn transparent. Add salt and tomato and give the mix a stir. Next goes in chilli powder and garam masala. Toss till the raw smell is out. Its time to drop in the soaked dal and rice. Mix all the ingredients well. Pressure cook for about 4 minutes or turn off the flame after a whistle. Serve  hot with a raita or Kishmish Dal.