Gandhi's Simple Dal and Riceसादा दाल-चावल
Gandhi's own diet was extremely simple and largely vegetarian, with a period of fruit-only eating. A plain dal and rice meal, without onion or garlic, is the appropriate Gandhi Jayanti dish — and the point is its plainness, not its flavour.
About 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup toor dal
- 1 cup rice
- Cumin, turmeric, salt
- Tomato
- Ghee (optional, in small quantity)
- Lemon, coriander
Method
- Pressure cook the dal with turmeric and salt.
- Prepare a simple tempering of cumin in a little ghee or oil, and add tomato.
- Combine and simmer for 5 minutes, and finish with lemon juice and coriander.
- Serve with plain rice and, if you keep to Gandhi's diet, without onion or garlic.