Dal Kabeji Dum Rice

Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time:20 minutes
Serve:4

Ingredients:

• 1 small bowl washed rice
• 1 small bowl cabbage chopped
• 3 tomatoes chopped
•  2 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 8 garlic cloves chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• Oil
• Salt
• Peagon peas split (toor dal)
• Asafoetida
• Curd
• Star anise
• 2 Green chilies chopped

Procedure:

• Boil the water and put the washed rice into it.  Add oil and star anise.  
• Half cook the rice and strain it.
• Pressure cook the split peagon peas.
• Heat some oil in a sauce pan. Add garlic, green chilies and cook for a while.  
• Add turmeric powder and asafoetida.  
• Stir for seconds.  
• Add tomato, mix well.  Cook until soft.  Add cabbage, 1 teaspoon garam masala powder, red chili powder.
• Cook until soft.  Now add cooked split peagon peas, salt, curd and water.  
• Give a nice boil and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.  
• Add remaining garam masala powder mix well.
• Add half cooked rice and cover the pan make sure steam should not come out side the pan.   
• Cook for 8 minutes on low flame.  Keep the cover for some time. 
• Open the lid at the time of serving.
• Garnish with fried green chilli and lemon wedges.