Recipe
Varan Bhaat
Simple Maharashtrian plain dal with steamed rice and ghee
Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
Level
easy
Ingredients
- 1 cup toor dal
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- Salt to taste
- 2 cups rice
- 3 tbsp ghee
Method
- 1
Pressure cook toor dal with turmeric until very soft.
- 2
Mash the dal well and thin it with water to a soupy consistency.
- 3
Season only with salt, no tempering for authentic varan.
- 4
Cook rice separately until fluffy.
- 5
Serve varan over hot rice with a generous pool of ghee.
- 6
Enjoy with papad and lemon pickle on the side.
