Lentils And Rice Platter

My extreme comfort food – this is a dish we grew up on. Lentils And Rice Platter is also called Dal Chawal Platter and is a delicious meal with yummy yogurt sauce, pickle and salad. Must Try it.

Ingredient

Lentil

Red or Orange lentil → ½ Cup (Soak ½ Hr)

Split Chickpea Lentils → 2 Cups (Soak 1 Hr)

Water → 6 Glass

Salt → 1 Tsp

Red Chili Powder → 1 Tbsp

Turmeric powder → 1 Tbsp

Green Coriander → ½ cup

Temper (Tarka)

Crushed Garlic → 2 Tbsp

Green Chili → 5 to 6 (Cut into slices)

Oil → 1/3 Cup

Ghee/Butter → 2 Tbsp

Salad

Cucumber → 1 Large (Cut into small cubes)

Tomato → 1 Large (Cut into small cubes)

Onion → 1 Large (Cut into small cubes)

Lemon Juice → 2 Tbsp

Green Sauce (Chatni)

Crushed Coconut → 2 Tbsp

Green Chili → 5 (Cut into pieces)

Green Coriander → ½ Cup

Mint → 1/3 Cup

Garlic Cloves → 3

Yogurt → 1 Cup

Salt → 1 Tsp

Pickle

Ready Mixed Pickled → 2 Tbsp

Rice

Rice → 500gm

Water → 3 Ltr

Salt → 1 Tbsp

Recipe

Lentil

Put both lentils in pressure cooker and add water, salt, turmeric, and red chili and keep it on medium to low flame and bend the lid and give pressure for 10 minutes.

Putt off the flame and release the pressure carefully. Now you will see both lentils are cooked. Check split Chickpea Lentil by pressing it with a finger, It will also be soft.

Add green coriander leaves and mix with lentils.

Temper 1

Put cooking oil and 1 Tbsp ghee or butter in a pan and keep it on medium to high flame. Now add crushed garlic and when garlic turn golden brown then add green chili and fry for 1 minutes. Now immediately add temper to lentils.

Temper 2

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan and add whole red chili to it. Just fry for 1 minute then immediately pour temper to Lentils. (Must watch video for clarity).

Salad

Add all vegetables in a bowl and add lemon juice and mix it. Salad is ready. Keep it aside.

Green sauce (Chatni)

Add coconut, garlic, mint, coriander, salt and 2 tbsp yogurt and beat it well. Put into a bowl and add remainder yogurt and mix it with hand whisker. The sauce is ready. Keep it aside.

Rice

Add water in a big wok and add vinegar and salt and keep it on medium to high flame. Bring it to boil then add washed and soaked rice and stir a few times to make sure the rice and water are mixed. Cover with lid for 5 minutes.

Let the water come to a rolling boil, then reduce the heat until it maintains a gentle bubbling simmer.

It's ready when tender and no longer crunchy, but still a touch too firm for your liking.

Set the strainer over your sink or a large bowl and strain the rice and cooking liquid.

Immediately after straining, while the rice is still hot and steamy, transfer the rice back to the pot and cover with the lid. Let stand off the heat, for 10 to 15 minutes.

Uncover the rice, fluff with a fork, and serve.

Platter

Now set a platter of lentil rice (dal chawal) with mint green sauce, pickle and salad.

About Lentils and Rice Platter

This platter is very yummy, healthy and economical. This recipe is a typical daal chawal recipe. This watery lentil (full patli wali daal) with white rice, this is a street food dhaba type daal chawal, served in thaali with pickle, salad and dal rice. The taste is amazing