Vegetable dhal kichadi

Ingredients

1  cup  rice

1  cup  toor dhal

1 tomato chopped

1 onion chopped

2 bay leaves

1 cup mixed vegetables (potatoes, green peas, beans & cauliflower)

4 spoons oil or ghee

1 spoon finely chopped garlic

1 spoon red chilli powder

A pinch turmeric powder

1 spoon masala powder

½ spoon black salt

salt to taste

1  red chilli

2 pieces of cloves

2 pieces of cinnamon

Few cashew nuts (optional)

Method

Mix rice and dhal cook with 3 ½ cups of water and a pinch turmeric powder.

Pressure cook it for 5 whistles.

Boil mixed vegetables with little water, turmeric powder and salt.

In a pan add ghee once it’s hot add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, red chill

and cashew  nuts sauté for a minute.

Now add onions sauté, add red chilli powder and masala powder mix well.

Finally add tomatoes, black salt and normal salt sauté.

Now add this with cooked rice and dhal mixture and the mixed boiled vegetables.

Add 4 or 5 spoons of water and cook on a low flame for 5 more minutes.

Ready to serve hot vegetable dhal kichadi.