Vegetable Dal Mixed Rice - Koottanj Choru

Vegetable Dal Mixed Rice
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Ingredients 
Rice - 250 gm 
Toor Dal - 100 gm
Vegetables - 100 gm 
Drumstick leaves - 1 bunch
Salt to taste

For seasoning 
Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Red Chilies - 2
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Bengalgram Dal - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 twig

For Masala (grind coarsely)

Coconut scrapings - 2 tbsp 
Red Chilies - 3
Black Pepper - 1 tsp 
Cumin - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp 
Curry Leaves - 1 twig
Onion - 1
Tamarind Paste - 1 tsp

Vegetables 

Drum Stick - 1 cut into 3inch pieces
Brinjal - 3 cut into quarters
Plantain - 1 cut into 1 inch pieces
Bottlegourd - 1 cut into 1 inch pieces
Potato - 3 cut into cubes
Onion - 2
Green Chilly - 4

Method 

Half cook dal

Add rice, masala, vegetables and salt. 

Add water ( 3 measures for one measure of rice).

Cook well.
Do seasoning.
Garnish with corainder leaves....

Have this rice with Coconut Thuvaiyal or Cucumber raitha....

It is best suited with kothamalli thuvaiyal (Corainder thuvaiyal)