Rice Moong Dal Lauki Sabji Thali

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups cooked white rice (about 300 g)
• 1 cup cooked moong dal (150 g)
• 1 cup lauki sabzi (150 g bottle gourd)
• 1/2 cup mixed salad cucumber tomato onion (80 g)
• 1/2 cup plain curd (120 g)
• 1 tsp ghee or oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• Salt to taste
• Fresh coriander for garnish

Preparation

1. Cook rice until fluffy and keep warm.
2. Pressure-cook moong dal with turmeric and salt; temper with cumin in little ghee.
3. Sauté lauki with minimal oil, spices until soft for sabzi.
4. Chop cucumber, tomato and onion for fresh salad.
5. Portion rice, dal, sabzi, salad and curd in a bowl or thali.
6. Garnish dal and sabzi with coriander and serve.