Name: Whole Green Moong Dal With Jeera Rice recipe by Geeta Sachdev at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For Jeera Rice -; 1 cup basmati rice; 2 cups water; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 tablespoon ghee or oil; For moong dal -; 1 cup dal; 4 cups water; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder; 1 teaspoon salt or per taste; 1 Tomato chopped; 1 tablespoon paste of ginger and green chilli; 1 tablespoon oil; For tempering -; 1 tablespoon ghee; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida; 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon chana masala powder /kitchen king powder

Ingredients Serving: 2

For Jeera Rice -
1 cup basmati rice
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon ghee or oil
For moong dal -
1 cup dal
4 cups water
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
1 teaspoon salt or per taste
1 Tomato chopped
1 tablespoon paste of ginger and green chilli
1 tablespoon oil
For tempering -
1 tablespoon ghee
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon chana masala powder /kitchen king powder

Instructions

Wash rice 2 to 3 times then soak them in the double quantity of water for at least 1/2 an hour. Rice will be cooked in this water so wash rice nicely and thoroughly .
Take a pan add ghee or oil crackle jeera and add salt per taste.
Add water then rice stir once and cook it on high flame for 1 boil .
Then lower the flame and let it cook till all water evaporates. It will take 10 minutes to boil. Turn off the gas
Soak moong sabut dal for at least for 1/2 an hour.
Put the soaked dal and water in the cooker. Dal and water ratio will be 1:4. Add salt, dhania powder, haldi, garam masala and finely chopped tomatoes, ginger chilli paste. Let it boil on high flame for 1 boil then pour 1 teaspoon oil. Cover and close the lid
Cook it on low flame for 3 to 4 whistles. Turn off the gas after 15 - 20 minutes .
Open the lid, stir and mash with a ladle.
And again cook it for 5 minutes on low flame with half lid on
Adjust water o get the required thickness. Turn off the flame
Sprinkle dal masala or kitchen king or chana masala over it
For tempering, crackle heeng, jeera in desi ghee. Add lal mirch and pour over the dal
for serving, place rice on a dish and pour dal over it, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot

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Mar-08-2017

BetterButter Editorial Mar-08-2017

Hi Geeta, please share separate images for step by step recipe. Sharing just one image defeats the purpose. Please post step by step images of the steps at the earliest. Thanks.