Sunday, March 14, 2010

RICE DAL SUNDAL



Ingredients:

Split green gram- ¼ cup
Raw rice- ¾ cup
Shredded coconut- half cup to ¾ cup
Salt to taste
Gingelly oil-3 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 sp
Black gram- 2 tsp
Bengal gram- 1 tbsp
Red chillies-4
Curry leaves- 1 arc
Chopped coriander leaves- ¼ cup
asafoetida

Procedure:

Dry roast the green gram to golden brown.
Wash and cook it in plenty of water.
After some minutes, wash the rice and add it to the green gram.
Add enough salt.
Cook the rice until the rice is almost done.
The rice should not be over-cooked.
Drain the water completely.
Heat a pan and pour the oil.
Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter add the dals with the asafotida powder.
Fry them to golden brown.
Add the red chillies with the greens and fry for a few seconds.
Add the rice and mix well on slow fire.
Cook for a few seconds.
Put off the fire, add the coconut and mix well.