Let's begin with Dal Fry: Wash and clean toor dal
Add cleaned dal to pressure cooker
Add 2.5 cups water to dal in cooker.
Pressure cook dal until very soft.
Once steam is released, open lid and mash dal with ladle or potato masher.Keep it aside.
Heat butter and oil in a pan.
Add crushed garlic cloves and roast for 2-3 minutes.
Add green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Saute until raw aroma disappears
Add finely chopped onions
Saute until golden brown
Add in tomatoes, spice powders and salt. Mix well
Saute until raw taste of Tomatoes disappear and it's tender
Add in mashed dal. Mix well until dal is coated with masalas
Add 1/2 cup water and mix well until well combined
Simmer and cook for 5-6 minutes
Meanwhile dry roast kasuri methi for few seconds
Crush kasuri methi to powder
Add crushed methi to dal and mix well
Add lemon juice and mix well. Switch off
Now let's starts with jeera rice Both can be prepared simultaneously. Clean and soak Basmati rice for 30 minutes
Drain excess water and keep it aside
Heat ghee in deep bottom vessel
Add in all whole spices with bay leaf
Dry roast spices until aromat and cumin seeds splutter
Add in green chillies
Add cleaned drained rice to the pan
Saute rice for 2-3 minutes over medium heat
Add water and mix
Add 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste and mix well
Bring water to boil, simmer, cover and cook until rice is done
Garnish both Dal fry and Jeera rice with Coriander leaves. Serve hot with pickle and papad
