Ingredients

• 2 cups - rice
• 1 cup - tur dal
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1 tsp - mustard
• 1 tsp - urad dal
• 1 tsp - fenugreek
• 10 - small onions
• 2 - tomatoes
• 2 tsp - ginger-garlic paste
• A bunch of curry leaves
• Coriander for garnishing
• A pinch of asafoetida
• Lemon size tamarind
• Salt to taste
• 2 tsp - oil
• 1 tsp - ghee
• To grind:
• 10 - red chillies
• 1/2 cup - grated coconut
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• 5 - small onions
• 1/2 tsp - aniseeds

How to Make Tur dal rice

• Grind all the ingredients listed under 'To grind' with a little water to make a smooth paste and keep aside.
• Soak rice and tur dal (add fenugreek seeds to it) separately with enough water for an hour.
• Add 2 cups water in a pressure cooker, add tur dal and turmeric powder and cook up to 1 whistle.
• Add rice with 3 cups of water and cook up to 2 whistles.
• Later, add the tamarind extract, salt, the ground paste and cook up to 4 whistles.
• Heat ghee in a pan. Add chopped onions, tomatoes and ginger garlic paste. Saute them well.
• Now heat oil in a pan. Add mustard, urad dal and curry leaves and let them splutter.
• Add all these to the rice.
• Finally garnish with coriander and serve hot.
• Serve this rice with avial and enjoy.