Mixed daal with zeera rice A very special recipe of my lovely Mother (May Allah tala rest her in jannat).
• Soak one cup chana daal, half cup each of arhar, moong, maash, massor mixed togather for 30 mins.
• Boil 8 cups water. Add 1 medium chopped onion, 1 tsp haldi, 1 Tablespoons chilli powder, 1 heaped Tablespoon chopped garlic and 2 Tablespoon oil. Add soaked, drained lentils. Once this returns to boil, lower the heat, cover the pot and cook till all lentils are tender.
• Dry roast 2 tablespoon whole coriander seeds, 1 tsp sonf and 1 tsp zeera and grind it. Add 1 tablespoon of this mixture to lentils mixture along with 1 tsp garam masala.
• Mix it well and mash it till all lentils are well combined.
• Add chopped green coriander, green chillies and ginger.
• Check consistency at this point and add more boiled water if required.
• Temper with sliced onions, zeera and button chillies.
• Serve with zeera rice, achar and salad.
Charred tomato garlic chutney
• Char grill some tomatoes, garlic, green chillies.
• Clean off any burnt black spots.
• Roughly mash tomatoes, garlic and chillies. Add 2 tablespoons mustard oil, salt, green coriander, chopped green chillies, 2 tablespoons chopped onion and zeera powder.
• Mix well and serve!
Pickled Green Chillies
• Take 1 cup cut green chillies.
• Heat 4-5 Tablespoons mustard oil. Add a pinch of asofotida (hing) powder, 1 teaspoon turmeric and 1 cup cut green chillies.
• Fry till green chillies change color.
• Take 4 tablespoons whole coriander, 2 tablespoons sonf and 2 tablespoons zeera. Roast and grind them. Dissolve in 1/4 cup water with 1 Tablespoon heaped and 1 teaspoon salt. Add to frying chillies. Cook till all water evaporates!
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