Dal Bhat is a indispensable part of Guajarati thali. Bhat means boiled rice. Dal Chawal is light, easy to made and delicious rice-lentils recipe. Dal Rice is nutritious, healthy and easy to digest.
When I have no time to make food, I prefer to make dal bhat with curd, papad, lemon pickle and butter milk and salad. This makes complete meal. Many people prefer dal with roti also. There are many flavor of dal like sour, sweet, and spicy. Gujarati Dal is normally tastes sweet.
Gujarati Dal Bhat (Dal Rice)
Ingredients
- ½ cup Rice
- 1 cup Toor Dal
- 1 medium size Tomato (chopped)
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Jaggary or sugar
- 6 cup Water
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves
- Water according to requirement
- ½ tbsp Oil
- 5-6 Curry leaves
- ¼ tbsp Mustard seeds
- ¼ tbsp Cumin seeds
- 1 Green Chili (fine chopped)
- 1 tsp Ginger (grated)
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 red Dry Chili
- 1 Bay leave
- 2-3 Cloves
- ¼ tbsp Garam masala(optional)
- Salt to taste
For Seasoning
Instructions
Wash and soak both dal and rice in separate bowl.
Boil rice adding 10 cup water in a bowl at medium flame.
You can add more water according to requirement.
Also cook dal and tomatoes in a cooker for 5-6 whistle at medium to slow flame.
When rice becomes soft, sieve in a another bowl and keep a side.
When air removes from cooker, add water according requirement and blend it.
Heat oil in a pan at slow flame.
Add mustard seeds, cumin, curry leaves, red dry chili, cloves, bay leave, ginger, green chili and turmeric powder.
Stir well and add dal , salt, sugar and lemon juice in it.
Mix and cook till bubbles are seen.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve with daily meal.
Notes
You can add more spices to make it spicy.
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