Mori dal chawal and prawns patio

Courtesy - Mohnaz, (Yellow Dal White Rice and Prawns Gravy)

Always made on birthdays and auspicious days in our house. But today was a special day as it was holiday in school due to heavy rains.

To prep
45 min
To cook
1 hr
Level
Easy
Servings
4

Ingredients

Marination of prawns overnight and put it on fridge shelf in an airtight container for 24 hours. On the day of cooking remove the prawns from the fridge at 8am to defreeze them and bring them to room temperature so they can be cooked by 10am.
30-40 medium Prawns
1/2 tablespoon MTR Sambhar powder
Half of 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala
1/2 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
Dal ingredients and method
Half of 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
600 gms Toor Dal
Water to fully submerge the dal
1 tablespoon Ghee
Shut the cooker and put the whistle and put the gas on highest flame setting.
After 15 minutes when steam comes out shut the gas.
After dal is cooked strain it so you get only the dal and other particles are out.
After that add ghee and mix well. The hot dal will melt the ghee automatically.

Method

Prawn patio ingredients and method

3 medium onions chopped

1 green chilly deseeded and chopped

Small bunch coriander chopped

3 medium tomatoes grated

Oil for frying

Add oil to the non stick pan and fry onions on medium flame setting till brown.

Add grated tomatoes and mix well and sauté.

Add marinated prawns mix well and sauté till prawns are cooked.

Taste spices and salt if required add more.

White steam long grain basmati rice Ingredients and method

300 gms basmati rice

2 tablespoons oil

1 tablespoon Salt as per requirement

Water as per requirement

Put rice in rice cooker with water and salt. Water should be above the rice submerging the rice.

If cooking rice in non stick pan then water should be double the quantity of rice.

If in a rice cooker once steam comes out of the cooker cook on lowest flame setting till rice is done or for 5 minutes more.

If in a non stick pan once the water starts to boil put the flame on lowest flame setting shut the lid and cook till the rice is done or till water dries off.

Serve dal hot with plain white steam rice and prawn patio.

Alternately if you want to store bring all food to room temperature shut them in airtight containers and put it in the fridge shelf for future use. When you want to eat remove it from the fridge 2 hours before consuming get it to room temperature reheat it and eat.