Simple Rice And Chana Dal Khichari With Dill And Tomatoes

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup	177ml	Dry chana dal
3/4 cup	120g / 4.2oz	Basmati or other long-grain rice*
6 1/2 cups	1540ml	Water
1 teaspoon	5ml	Turmeric
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Dried dill or 3 tbsp chopped fresh dill
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Garam masala
3 tablespoons	45ml	Ghee or vegetable oil - (or 2 tbsp olive oil
2 teaspoons	10ml	Cumin seeds
1/2		Dried red chili
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Yellow asafetida powder or hing in hindi and bengali
		[this amount applies only to yellow cobra brand; reduce any other
		Asafetida by three-fourths]
2		Medium-sized tomatoes - cut into 8 pieces
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt

Recipe Instructions

This Gujarati dish takes up to an hour to cook but requires only a few minutes of preparation and very little attention. It is nutritious and exceptionally easy to digest.

Yamuna Devi, Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1987), 799 pages.

Source:
Yamuna Devi, "The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking"

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