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By: Supriya

Website: http://redchillies.us

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Rating: 3.3 / 5 stars - 6 vote(s).

Category: Vegetarian

Dish type: Main Dish

Key ingredients: beetroot, tomato, rice, onions, rasam powder

Time: Less than 30 minutes

Procedure:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice
• ¾ cup chopped onions
• 2 cups beetroot cut into cubes(change quantity as per taste)
• ½ cup masoor daal/toor daal
• 2 tsp Rasam powder ( I use the MTR brand)
• Mustard seeds
• Ghee (clarified butter)
• Oil
• Salt
• Curry leaves

 Method:

• Soak the daal in water for about 30 minutes. Soak the rice separately in water as well.
• In a pressure cooker, heat oil. Add mustard seeds and after they begin to crackle add curry leaves.
• Then add the chopped onions and stir until they are transparent.
• Now add the chopped beetroot, salt and mix well. This does not have to cook completely.
• Drain the water from daa and the ricel. Add this to the cooked onions, beetroot and mix well.
• Put in the rasam powder and mix again. Add more oil at this point. After the rasam powder is coated well, add the water.
• Close the pressure cooker and allow to cook until 2-3 whistles (depends on the cooker).
• Add a spoon of ghee just before serving. Serve Hot with Raita.