Dal Bhat

While in Nepal the Belgian and I really liked Dal Bhat. In my Dutch class there is a guy from India who was asking me about Nepal and Dal Bhat came up. I may or may not have eventually gotten myself invited over, or invited myself over, but either way a few weeks later the Belgian, myself and the German girl from class were over at the Indian guy's house to learn to cook Dal Bhat.

It should be known that this is only the rice and lentil part of what we saw in Nepal to be a complete set meal. I guess the other parts of the set will have to come later?

1/2 cup dal for 1 cup rice
dal:water :: 1:1.5

1 sm onion / person -> strips
1 clove garlic / person -> sm. chunks
1/2 tomato / person -> diced

start to pre-cook dal in pressure cooker
start to cook rice

oil to coat the bottom of a fry pan and heat
add handful of whole cumin to hot oil -> cook until cumin is lightly tanned ->
add garlic cook -> cook until golden brown ->
add ~1/4 tsp. tumric powder / person
add ~1/2 tsp chilli powder / person
add onions -> soft
add tomatoes -> cover with lid and let simmer

when lentils are cooked add contents of pan to the lentil pot -> mix well

OPTIONAL:
melt lump of ghee / butter / oil in a pan
add cumin seeds -> cook until tan
add some more chili pepper
mix well, add to dal pot