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Ek Top Na Dal Bhaat Recipe
Another popular one-dish meal from the kitchens of gujarat, ek top na dal bhaat is an ideal choice for the evenings. Here, rice and dal are cooked together with vegetables and a typical combination of gujarati spices. Serve with plenty of buttermilk, to complete a meal that is sure to leave the family happy and satisfied!
Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1/3 cup toovar dal soaked and drained, arhar
- 1 cup short grained rice soaked and drained, chawal
- 5-7 baby onions peeled
- 3-4 Baby potatoes peeled
- 2-3 Small Brinjals
- 3 tbsp ghee
- pinch aof asafoetida hing
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder haldi
- 1/4 cup green peas
- salt to taste
To Be Mixed Together Into A Masala Mixture
- 2 tbsp coriander-cumin seeds powder dhania-jeera
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp chilli powder
- 3/4 cup freshly grated coconut
- 1/3 cup finely chopped coriander dhania
- pinch aof asafoetida hing
- salt to taste
Ingredients
To Be Mixed Together Into A Masala Mixture
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Instructions
- Clean, wash and soak the tooaver dal and rice in enough water for 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Make criss-cross slits on the onions, potatoes and brinjals taking care not to separate the segments.
- Stuff each of the onions, potatoes and brinjals evenly with the prepared masala mixture. Keep aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a pressure cooker, add the, rice, toovar dal, asafoetida and turmeric powder and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the stuffed vegetables, green peas, salt and 2½ cups of hot water, mix gently and pressure cook on a high flame for 3 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- Add the remaining 1 tbsp of ghee, mix well.
- Serve immediately with chaas.