Simple Rice And Chana Dal Khichari With Dill And Tomatoes

Course :	Indian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	6

Ingredients:

3/4	cup	dry chana dal
3/4	cup	basmati or other long-grain rice*
6 1/2	cups	water
1	teaspoon	turmeric
1/2	tablespoon	dried dill or 3 tbsp chopped fresh dill
1/2	teaspoon	garam masala
3	tablespoons	ghee or vegetable oil -- (or 2 tbsp olive oil)
2	teaspoons	cumin seeds
1/2	whole	dried red chili
1/4	teaspoon	yellow asafetida powder or hing in hindi and bengali
2	medium	tomatoes -- cut into 8 pieces
1	teaspoon	salt

Preparation:

This Gujarati dish takes up to an hour to cook but requires only a few minutes of preparation and very little attention. It is nutritious and exceptionally easy to digest. Yamuna Devi, Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1987), 799 pages