उड़द छिलका दाल और जीरा राइस

Urad Chilka Dal has a distinctive rustic texture and pairs naturally with a simple cumin tempering. Serve it with jeera rice for an easy North Indian meal.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Soaking time: 2 hours
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4

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• Urad Chilka Dal

• Best Basmati Rice

• A2 Gir Cow Bilona Ghee

• Jeera

Ingredients

For Urad Chilka Dal

• 1 cup Dinesh Flour Mills Urad Chilka Dal

• 3½ cups water

• ¼ teaspoon haldi powder

• Salt to taste

• 1 tablespoon ghee

• 1 teaspoon jeera

• One pinch of hing

• 4 garlic cloves, sliced

• 1 teaspoon chopped ginger

• 1 green chilli, slit

• 1 tomato, chopped

• ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder

• Fresh coriander

For Jeera Rice

• 1 cup Dinesh Flour Mills Best Basmati Rice

• 1¾ cups water

• 1 tablespoon ghee

• 1 teaspoon jeera

• Salt to taste

Method

1. Wash and soak the Urad Chilka Dal for 2 hours.

2. Add it to a pressure cooker with water, haldi and salt.

3. Pressure-cook for 4 to 5 whistles.

4. Stir gently without completely mashing the dal.

5. Heat ghee in a tempering pan.

6. Add jeera, hing, garlic, ginger and green chilli.

7. Add the chopped tomato and red chilli powder.

8. Cook until the tomato softens.

9. Pour the tempering over the dal.

10. Simmer for 5 minutes and garnish with coriander.

11. Rinse and soak the basmati rice for 20 minutes.

12. Heat ghee, add jeera and allow it to crackle.

13. Add drained rice, water and salt.

14. Cover and cook until the water is absorbed.

15. Rest, fluff and serve with the dal.