Mixed Beans Dal Bhat / Mixed Beans Paruppu Sadham

Today's recipe is very Delicious and Protein packed one pot meal,Mixed Beans Dal Bhat. This recipe is nothing but my home town special Arisi Paruppu Sadham with Mixed Beans and few drumstick leaves. I totally forgot what i typed the intro before n am so tensed now, since i have typed my full recipe with all step wise pictures this n that n published it, even i saw the post with full recipe as soon as i published but now after few minutes it was blank with only one picture, h it happened?! Something went wrong :( ok will move to the recipe...

Ingredients

1. Rice     1 cup(sona masoori)
2. Tuvar Dal/Toor dal    1/4 cup
3. Mixed Beans 15 beans soup mix   1/2 cup (cooked)
4. Drumstick leaves   1 handful(optional)
5. Onion   1 medium(sliced)
6. Tomato  2 medium(chopped)
7. Green chili   2 no.s(slit open)
8. Garlic   4-5 fat cloves(chopped)
9. Turmeric powder   1/8 tsp
10. Chili powder    1/2 tsp
11. Sambar powder    1-2 tsp
12. Cilantro   1 handful(finely chopped)
13. Salt   to taste

To Temper

1. Oil / Sesame oil    1-2 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds   1/2 tsp
3. Cumin seeds    1/2 tsp
4. Fennel seeds    1/2 tsp
5. Urad dal & Chana dal   1/2 tsp each
6. Curry leaves    1 sprig

Method

• Wash rice n dal ,soak it together for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat oil/ghee in a pressure cooker,add mustard seeds,jeera,fennel seeds and wait till it splutter then add urad dal n chana dal n fry till golden brown.

• Then add green chillies n curry leaves fry them lightly and followed by sliced onions n garlic.
• Saute the onions n garlic for 1 minute n add tomato and saute till tomato gets soft but not mushy.
• Now add cooked beans and stir fry for a minute.

• After that add turmeric,chili powder,sambar powder and saute it for 1-2 minute.
• Then add soaked n drained tuvar dal and stir fry for a minute and add enough water(to cook rice n dal, i use to add 4.5cups of water) and enough salt n drumstick leaves and give it a mix and allow it to boil.

• Once it starts boiling add rice and mix well and pressure cook for 1-2 whistles.
• Allow the pressure to cool down and open the lid, add finely chopped cilantro and mix gently.
• That's it Tasty n Healthy Mixed Beans Dal Bhat ready.
• If u want can add ghee roasted curryleaves n cashew nuts now and serve hot with potato fry,pickle or with chips n papads.

Notes:
Instead of mixed legumes you can also add any one legume/beans of your choice.
Tuvar dal can also be replaced with yellow moong dal.
Adding ghee roasted curry leaves n cashew nuts is purely optional.
While serving the rice add few tsp of ghee on top.