Dal Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup toor/arhar dal, cooked soft
• 2 cups steamed rice
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 dried red chillies
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• Ghee, coriander, salt

Method

1. Pressure cook dal with turmeric and salt until soft and mushy; whisk smooth.
2. Add a little water to adjust consistency and simmer 5 minutes with chopped tomato.
3. Heat ghee, splutter cumin seeds, dried red chillies and asafoetida; pour this tempering over the dal.
4. Garnish the dal with coriander.
5. Serve hot with steamed rice, a wedge of lemon and papad.