Metkut

Metkut an awsomely flavourful, light & healthy mixture of lentils & spices – eaten with soft rice, ghee and salt. 

Ingredients:

1 cup Tandul (Rice)
1 cup Chana dal (Split Bengal Gram)
1/2 cup Urad Dal (Split Black Gram)
5-6nos Lavang (Cloves)
2 inch Dalchini (Cinnamon)
2tbsp Jeera (Cumin Seeds)
2tbsp Dhane (Coriander Seeds)
2tbsp Suntha Powder (Dry ginger powder)
1tbsp Halad (Turmeric powder)
1tbsp Lal Tikhat (Red chilly powder)
Salt

Method:

In a pan dry roast tandul, chana dal, urad dal, lavang, dalchini, dhane and jeera. 

Roast for about 15 minutes on a medium flame till nice aroma starts coming and ingredients are slightly brown. 

After 15 minutes switch off the flame and add rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Keep aside this mixture to cool down. When this roasted mixture is cooled, grind it to a fine powder. 

Store this flavourful metuk in an air-tight container. 

Normally this aromatic metkut is sprinkled upon garmagaram soft rice and drizzled with homemade sajuk tup.