Lentil Rice

1 Cup Rice 

1 Cup Toor Dal 

Wash and soak rice and dal in water.

1 Tbsp Peanut Oil / Ghee / Coconut oil 

1 Cup Onion, Finely Chopped

4 Green Chilies (Serrano Pepper), Chopped Lengthwise

1/4 Cup Garlic, Chopped Lengthwise

1 Sprig Curry Leaves

1 and 1/3 Cup Tomatoes, Chopped

1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder

1/2 tsp black pepper powder

1/2 Tbsp Sambar Powder

2 and 1/2 Tsp Salt 

1" Cinnamon

1 Tsp Fennel Seeds

1 Clove

4 Cups Water (1: 2 ratio of water)

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add onion, chillies and garlic, saute until onion is translucent.

Add tomatoes, mix well.

Add turmeric powder, sambar powder, salt, cinnamon, fennel seeds, clove, saute till tomatoes softens.

Add filtered rice, dal and mix well.

Add water and mix well.

Close the cooker, cook for 2 whistles, simmer to low and wait for 2 more whistle and switch off the stove. Allow it to cool.

1/2 Cup Coconut, Finely Chopped

Open the cooker, add coconut and mix well.

Source: Me (combined Mom's, Simba's and Ammani's Arici Paruppu Satham and made my own)

Serves: 3

Yields: 6 Cups

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
NOTE: The measurements in brackets yields7 and 1/2 Cups
Attention: If you are making with 2 Cups rice and 1 cup dal, make in big pressure cooker.