Ek Top na Dal Bhat
Ek Top na Dal Bhat is a one pot meal with rice , lentils and vegetables . Whole veggies are added , which are stuffed with a spice blend and cooked along with rice and lentils .
Ingredients
To be ground into a paste
- 2 tsp coriander- cumin powder
- 1 tsp chilly powder
- 1/2 cup fresh coconut
- 2 green chillies
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- Pinch asafoetida
- Salt to taste
Other ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1/2 cup tover dal
- 10 baby onions
- 10 baby potatoes
- 1/4 cup green peas
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp red chilly powder
- Salt to taste
- ghee
Instructions
- Grind all ingredients under the paste .
- Wash and soak the dal at least 2 hours prior to cooking rice .
- Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes .
- Peel onions and potatoes , wash and slit them .
- Sprinkle with salt . Let stand for 10-15 minutes .
- Stuff the onions and potatoes with the ground paste .
- Heat 2 tbsp of ghee and add a pinch of asafoetida .
- Add the stuffed vegetables and peas , sauté for a few minutes .
- Add rice and dal , all spices and sauté again .
- Add 31/4 cups water. Let the rice cook 75 % , then cover and cook on dum till done .
- For cooking on dum place a iron griddle under the pot , cover the pot with a lid and place a heavy object ( i used my brass mortar & pestle )
- Drizzle hot ghee before serving .
- Serve with Banarasi Laal Mirch ka Achaar and Dahi .
