Black Gram Dal Rice

Ingredients

• • Rice - 1 cup
• • Black gram dal (whole) - ¼ cup
• • Asafoetidas - a pinch
• • Green chillies - 8
• • Oil - 3 tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Curry leaves - few

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Black gram dal - ½ tablespoon

Method

• 1. Cook rice and allow it to cool thoroughly.
• 2. Separate the grains.
• 3. Soak dal in enough water for two hours.
• 4. Strain water and grind coarsely with green chillies, asafoetida and salt.
• 5. Heat oil, add seasonings and then ground paste.
• 6. Fry in medium flame stirring constantly for few minutes. (Do not over fry)
• 7. Mix with rice, adding more salt if necessary.
• 8. Garnish with cut curry leaves.