Mahadeva's Bhaga Sasthra
Ingredients:
| Water | -<br>2 ¾ padi |
|---|---|
| Onion | -<br>1 veesai |
| Turmeric Powder | -<br>¼ r.e |
| Green Moong Dal (Lentils) | -<br>¾ padi |
| Rice | -<br>½ padi |
| Salt | -<br>2 palam |
| Ginger | -<br>2 palam |
| Ghee | -<br>12 palam |
| Pepper | -<br>½ palam |
| Cumin Seed | -<br>½ palam |
| Asafoetida | -<br>veesam 1/16 r.e |
- Boil the water in a vessel which can hold 5 padi water. Remove the outer skin, bottom and edges of the onion and cut into thin slices.
- Add the sliced onions into the boiling water and when it has cooked completely add the turmeric powder and the green moong dal and stir it.
- When the dal has half cooked, clean the rice and drain it. Then add it to the dal.
- Powder the salt and remove the outer skin of the ginger and grate it into thin pieces.
- Add the salt and ginger to the rice dal mixture, stir it nicely.
- Heat the ghee in a vessel and fry the pepper, cumin seed and asafoetida and mix it when the rice and dal gets cooked completely. Stir it nicely and serve.
Note: Since this recipe uses onion which is not sattvic it is not advice to cook.
52. Seasoned Onion rice