Vegetable oil in big pot
shallow fry
1/2 spoon mustard seeds (rai)
add one spoon each of two kinds of dry lentils (dal):
chickpea (channa) and black (urad)
10-15 curry leaves
cook 1 cup rice seperately
add to big pot
2 onions long chopped
4 tomatoes roughly chopped
sprinkle turmeric
sprinkle salt
simmer for 5 mins low heat
mash to paste (optional)
add cooked rice to masala
mix
garnish with coriander (dhaniya)
