Swiss Chard with Rice and Mung Beans

Yields: 10 cups
Serves: 4

1 cup mung beans

1/2 tsp salt
5 cups water

Wash mung beans in running water. Add mung beans with salt, water, allow it to boil, reduce the heat to low and cook in low for 30 minutes. Filter all the water.

1 and 1/2 cup rice
3 cups water

Wash rice, cook rice with water pressure cooker or rice cooker or instant pot.

Masala Powder

1 tsp oil
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tsp black urad dal
2 tsp channa dal
3 red chilies
1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
asafoetida

Fry all the above in oil. Allow it to cool. make dry masala powder out of it.

2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp urad dal
2 tsp channa dal
2 tbsp cashew nuts, broken

1 cup shallot, chopped lengthwise
3 green chilies, chopped

2 bunches swiss chard, green and stems, chopped and kept separately
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup peas
1 and 1/2 tsp salt

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, channa dal, cashew nuts and fry till the color of the dal changes.

Add shallot, green chilies, saute till the color of the shallot changes.

Add chopped stems, tomatoes, peas and salt, cook for 5 minutes.

Add chopped greens and cook for another 5 more minutes.

Add cooked rice, cooked mung beans, dry masala powder and mix well.

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME