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Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup Fada/dalia/broken wheat
  • 1/4 cup green moong dal
  • 2 tablespoon kanki/broken rice or any small grained rice
  • 1 cup mixed vegetables diced (potato, french beans, corn, carrots, broccoli or cauliflower)
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 small tomato
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 1 teaspoon jeera/cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon haldi/turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon dhana-jeeru/cumin-coriander powder
  • a pinch of garam masala or pav-bhaji masala
  • salt to taste
  • a pinch of sesame seeds and chopped coriander to garnish

Method
 

  1. In a bowl bring together the grains and dal. Wash them until the water runs clear.
  2. Soak them for 30 minutes.
  3. In the mean time puree the onion, tomato, garlic, chilli and ginger in a food processor or grinder and chop the rest of the vegetables.
  4. Place the pressure cooker on stove. Keep the heat to medium. Add jeera and once it starts releasing its aroma add the pureed onion+tomato mixture.
  5. Cook till the water in the mix has dried out and you smell the sautéed onions.
  6. Add the spices: turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander an-cumin powder and salt. Mix well and cook for a minute.
  7. Add the chopped vegetables and give it all a good mix.
  8. Add the soaked fada+dal and the garam masala or pav bhaji masala.
  9. Add 2 cups of water and give the contents a good mix.
  10. Cover the pressure cooker and cook for two whistles (around 8-10 minutes).
  11. Do not open immediately, allow the pressure to escape naturally.
  12. Once the pressure has escaped open and transfer the contents to serving bowl, garnish with sesame seeds, chopped coriander and serve steaming hot.

Notes

You may use the vegetables of your choice, whatever is in session and available in the refrigerator. Use spinach, aubergines, pumpkin anything….but after all the festive foods one has eaten the dinner or lunch plate needs to look as under to wash out all the fat and sugar we eat during festivals….