Our family favorite combo which is prepared during most of the celebrations such as birthdays and anniversaries. Usually we prepare dal tadka and eat it once with jeera rice and then for the next course chapati is made. Its a balanced, flavourful and healthy meal liked by all at home. Takes little longer to prepare but with proper planning one can work parallely and finish some tasks quickly.
Ingredients required-
For dal tadka :
- Toor dal – 1cup
- Masoor dal – 1cup
- Moong dal – 1/4cup
- Water – about 4cup
- Oil – 4+2tsp
- Jeera -1+1tsp
- Red chilly-1
- Ginger- 1 inch
- Garlic- 25-30
- Green chilly-3
- Onion-2
- Tomato-3
- Curry leaves-5strands
- Kasuri methi – 1tsp
- Salt to taste
- Red chilly powder – about 2tsp
- Coriander powder- about 1tsp
- Turmeric powder- 1+1tsp
- Hing powder-1/2tsp
For Jeera rice-
- Oil – 5tsp
- Jeera -3tsp
- Onion-1
- Pepper powder- 3tsp
- Salt to taste
- Basmati rice-2cups
- Oil -1tsp
- Cardamom
- Cinnamon
- Cloves
Method of preparation-
Since we are preparing them together i will mention the steps so that it can be done parallely.
- First wash the rice and keep it for cooking by adding about 3-4cup water, 1tsp oil and few pieces of whole spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, star asin, cloves.
- Also wash the toor dal, masoor dal and moong dal and place it in cooker adding water
- Cook it for about 6 whistles. Be careful as dal might come out during the process. If required turn the gas to medium flame in between.
- Meanwhile peal and chop ginger, garlic into small pieces. Cut green chillies into small round pieces.
- Also cut onion (2+1) and tomatoes in to tiny pieces. Cut the coriander leaves and keep everything aside.
- Once the rice is cooked, don’t cook it till mushy. Drain the water once it is just done and keep it for cooling. This will prevent the rice grains from breaking while preparing jeera rice.
- Also open the cooker lid and mix well.
- To prepare jeera rice, to a kadai add oil and add jeera, add a few curry leaves.
- Once spluttered, add onion and fry for sometime. Then add pepper powder and salt to taste. Mix well.
- Now add cooked and cooled rice and mix very well to combine with everything.
- Finally add coriander leaves.
- For dal tadka take the kadai and add oil, jeera. Once spluttered add cut red chilly. Then add ginger, garlic and green chilly.
- Fry them well for few minutes
- Then add onion and mix for 2min. Next add tomatoes n cook till mushy.
- Now add turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt to taste, hing powder and coriander powder.
- Mix everything well and add the cooked dal mixture. And add water as required.
- Cook for about 5min while stirring in between.
- Crush and add the kasoori methi and few fresh curry leaves.
- Finally add a tadka of jeera, chilly powder, hing powder and 1 red chilly in oil.
- Add the tadka and cover and keep for a while so that flavor is combined.