panchmel dal recipe | rajasthani panchratna dal | rajasthani style dal recipe
Servings 2 serving
Ingredients
- ½ cup toor dal
- 2 tbsp urad dal kali whole black gram
- 1 tbsp chana dal
- 2 tbsp moong dal
- 1 tbsp masoor dal
- 2 tsbp oil
- 2 nos dry red chillies
- ¼ tsp cumins
- 1 tbsp ginger chilli garlic paste
- a pinch of asafoetida
- ¼ cup onions chopped |1 medium
- 1.4 cup tomatoes chopped | 1 medium
- salt to taste
- a pinch of garam masala
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp red chilli powder
- ¼ cup water
- 2 - 2.5 cups water to boil dal
for tadka:
- 2 tbsp ghee /clarified butter
- a pinch of cumins
- a pinch of red chili powder
- ¼ tsp ginger & garlic
- 1 dry red chilli
Instructions
- wash you dals and soak it for 30 mins.
- add the soaked dals in pressure cooker. add water.
- Boil the dal for 5 whistles on medium flame.
- heat oil in pan.
- add cumins.
- add asafoetida when cumins are crackled.
- add ginger chilli garlic paste.
- add onions,dry red chillies and turmeric powder.
- saute it.
- add tomatoes.add salt,coriander powder,garam masala and red chilli powder.
- cook the mixture for 2 mins.
- add boiled dal.
- boil your dal for 7-8 mins.
for tadka:
- heat ghee.
- add cumins.
- add dry red chilli and ginger garlic paste.
- add red chili powder and keep the tadka aside.
Assembling:
- check if your dal is boiled well.
- pour tadka on the top.
- Garnish with coriander. serve hot.
Notes
- you can use moong dal OR sabut moong /whole green gram as well. both tastes same.
- Ghee tadka is my variation which is totally optional. You use plain ghee instead of tadka.
