Til Bhaat

Ingredients list for Til Bhaat

• 1/2 cup White sesame seeds
• 1 1/2 cups Rice soaked
• to taste Salt
• 2 tablespoons Ghee
• 10-12 Cashewnuts
• 1/4 cup Peanuts
• 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal)
• 1/2 teaspoon Split Bengal gram (chana dal)
• 2-3 Dried red chillies broken
• 8-10 Curry leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons Fresh coriander leaves chopped

Method

1. Boil three cups of water in a deep pan, add the soaked rice with salt and cook till three fourths done. Drain the water and spread the rice on a plate to cool. Dry roast the sesame seeds on medium heat till lightly coloured and fragrant. Cool and grind to a coarse powder.
2. Heat ghee in a kadai and fry the cashewnuts and peanuts till lightly coloured. Drain on an absorbent paper and set aside. Add mustard seeds to the ghee remaining in the kadai. When they splutter add the urad dal and chana dal and sauté for half minute or till fragrant.
3. Add broken red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida and sauté for half a minute. Add the cooked rice, sesame seeds, cashewnuts and peanuts. Adjust salt. Take the rice off the heat and sprinkle lemon juice. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.

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