Warm Yellow Lentil Rice Salad (Moong Dal Chaat)

• Roasted Cumin Powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• Yello Lentil Rice Salad
• 1 cup split mung beans (moong dal)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 cups water
• 1 lemon
• 1/2 English Cucumber, cut into small dice
• 2 medium tomatoes, cut into small dice
• 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped (seeds and membranes removed if you don't want it too hot)
• 1/2 cup cilantro, finely chopped
• chaat masala to taste
• roasted cumin powder to taste
• 2 cups cooked basmati rice

1. Roast cumin in a dry skillet over medium heat until it turns a shade darker and starts to smoke slightly - 5-7 minutes.
2. Let the seeds cool slightly and then crush in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder. It keeps well for up to a month - even longer really but the smoky flavor will start to fade. This powder is used often in salty lassi (refreshing Indian yogurt drink) and would also be smashing in a good, old American chili.
3. Put the lentils in a small bowl and cover with water. Run your hands through the lentils and then dump out the water. Rinse in this way another 3 times.
4. Put the rinsed lentils in your pressure cooker and add water, salt and turmeric.
5. Put the lid on the cooker and turn the heat on to high. As soon as the pressure cooker sounds, turn the gas off and let the cooker return to normal pressure covered. Your dal is ready! rnIf you don't have a pressure cooker, you can also cook the lentils on the stove top. Just simmer for 30-40 minutes in a dutch oven until the lentils are totally tender.
6. To assemble - ladle about a cup of lentils on your plate. Sprinkle with chaat masala and crushed roasted cumin. Also sprinkle over the juice of 1/4 of the lemon
7. Next layer on the onion, tomatoes, cucumber and jalepeno. This is all to taste to so add more of what you love and leave off anything you don't care for.
8. Lastly top with a thin layer of rice and sprinkling of fresh cilantro.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/33745-warm-yellow-lentil-rice-salad-moong-dal-chaat (may not work)