Dal chawal (Paruppu sadam)

All of us love simple food, don't we?

Here is a simple meal I loved to cook on a busy day, it's quite comforting meal. 

For Dal chawal 

Moong dal 1 cip

Basmathi rice 1/4 cup

Green chilli 1 no

Ginger a tiny piece grated

Heeng a pinch

Turmeric powder a pinch

Salt as required 

Tomato 2 large( I like the dal chawal to be tangy) 

For the tempering 

Ghee 2 tsp

Jeera 1/2 tsp

Red chilli broken 1

Garlic 2 pods optional 

Method 

*Wash rice and moong dal separately, keep aside. 

*Chop green chilli(I slit the green chilli) grate ginger and keep aside. 

*Wash and chop tomatoes, I slit them into four and cook it whole, later once dal chawal is done, I smash and blend it to the dal chawal. 

*In a pressure cooker add all the ingredients mentioned in the dal chawal, add 3 to 4 cups of water and cook for 2 whistles. 

*Open lid, smash all the ingredients into a soft consistency, adjust salt. 

*In a small pan pour ghee, add jeera, red chilli and allow jeera to splutter. Pour it on top of the dal chawal, serve with pickle of your choice, relish, its yum!