Ravan Bhat – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and let them pop up.
• Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
• Add dry red chilies, curry leaves, red chili powder and mix well.
• Wash and soak chana dal in enough water for about 2-3 hours.
• Add soaked chana dal, salt to taste and mix well.
• Cover and cook on medium heat until chala dal cooks nice and soft for about 10 minutes.
• Add tamarind juice, coriander leaves and mix well.
• Tamarind juice is optional. You can skip it if you want.
• Take rice and add cooked chana dal in it.
• Mix everything carefully. Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Ravan bhat is already.
• You can have ravan bhat as it is or serve it with finely chopped onion or roasted peanuts or cashew nuts.