boiling rice

• Take 2 cups rice and Wash the same in running water ( 2 cups is sufficient for 4 servings)

• Take a pressure cooker

• Put 4-5 cups water in the cooker if you are using another vessel to cook rice

• Take a cooking vessel and add the washed rice to it

• Add 2 cups water to 1 cup rice  ( This will be sufficient for 4 servings)

•  Close the lid of the cooker  and put the whistle

•  After 4 whistles, switch off

• After the cooker cools off, which may take 15 minutes, the lid of the cooker may be opened

Ingredients required :

• Tomatoes- 2 - Use blender and make it into pulp.
•  2 table spoon (TBSP) of tamarind paste
• Rasam powder- 3 level TSP ( Tea spoon)
• Turmeric powder - Pinch
• LG hing- a pinch
• Salt- 1 tsp level

• 5 TBSP Tuar Dal - Pressure Cook - ( Add 1 cup water, a bit of turmeric and pressure cook).  

Method 

• Put the tomato pulp into the vessel first and switch on the gas / induction stove.  Add 1 cup water and  keep the stove in sim mode.
• Now put  all the above ingredients - Tamarind paster, rasam powder, turmeric, Hing, Salt  ( Except cooked tuar dal) In the cooking vessel which is already having the tomato pulp
• let the above  boil till the raw smell of tarmarind disappears...  This may take 15 minutes.  However, timing may vary if cooked on induction stove.  
• After 5 minutes, add the  cooked Dal and top up  with 2 cups water as needed.
• Switch off the gas when the foam collects on top which may take 10 minutes more.
• You can add seasoning of mustard on top with some refined oil if required.

Ingredients required :

• 1 Cup moong dal ( Split)
• 1 tomato (Finely chopped) / made into a pulp with blnder
• 1 onion (Finely Chopped)
• Coriander
• 3 green chillies
• 1 TSP jeera /cummin
• 1 TBSP Ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 TSP turmeric powder
• 1 TSP Chilly powder

Method

• Take 1 cup split moong dal
• wash it 
• Add 2 1/2 cups water and keep it aside for 10 mts
• Take a pressure cooker
• Transfer the moon dal with the water to the cooker
• Add 1/4 TSP turmeric powder
• Pressure cook 
• Take out the cooked moong dal and mash it

• Take a kadai, add 3 TBSP refined oil
• Once the oil is hot, add 1 TSP mustard, 1 TSP Jeera
• Add the green chillies, onions for 5 mts and saute
• Add the tomato  and saute for 5 mts
• Add 1 TSP chilly powder and mix
• Add the ginger garlic paste and saute

• Now, add the cooked moong dal, add some water to dilute it
• Mix for about 10 Mts
• Switch off the gas and allow it to cool
• Garnish with fried onions, dry red chillies, jeera, coriander and serve