Everyday Varan Bhaat

वरण भात

• Time 40 min
• Serves 4
• Made with Satva Turmeric

Toor dal, turmeric, a spoon of ghee and a tadka of cumin and mustard. The plainest thing in the kitchen, and the fastest way to tell whether your turmeric is real.

Ingredients

• ¾ cuptoor dal
• 2½ cupswater
• ½ tspTurmeric
• 1 tspsalt
• 1 tspjaggery (optional)
• 2 tbspghee, plus more to serve
• ½ tspMustard Seeds
• ½ tspCumin Seeds
• a pinchasafoetida (hing)
• to servesteamed rice and a lemon wedge

Method

1. Rinse the dal three times.
2. Pressure-cook it with the water and turmeric for 4-5 whistles, until completely soft.
3. Whisk smooth, add the salt and jaggery, and simmer 5 minutes. Loosen with hot water until it pours.
4. Heat the ghee, let the mustard seeds pop, add the cumin and hing, and pour it over the dal.
5. Serve over hot rice with a spoon of ghee on top and lemon on the side.

Order Satva Turmeric on WhatsApp