Bidisha's Corner

Monday 1 September 2014

Dal Panchamela.......Mixed Dal

It is a mixture of different types of dal(lentils), it taste great as it contains many types of dal, each has its own taste, mixture of it with spicy tempering gives a yummy and great taste, to the recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
Moong dal open fried (1 TBs).
Masoor dal (1 TBs), Urad dal (1 TBs).
Bengal gram (1 TBs), Black gram (1 TBs).
Matar dal (1 TBs), Yellow Peas dal (1 TBs).
Add as many types of dal as possible.
Chopped onions (1 cup).
Chopped tomatoes (1 cup).
Chopped ginger (2 TBs), Chopped garlic (1 TBs).
Cumin seeds (1 Tsp), Fenugreek seeds (1/2 Tsp).
Dried red chillies (2-3), Bay leaves (2-3).
Chopped coriander, Curry leaves.
Ghee for tempering, Salt to taste.
Sugar a pinch of, Turmeric powder(1 Tsp), Chilli powder(1 Tsp).

PROCEDURE:
Mix all the dals together and soak it overnight. Pressure cook the dal for one whistle and off the flame, but do not open the lid, let the lid be. Heat ghee in a pan add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, dried red chillies, bay leaves and as they pop up add chopped onions, and fry them till golden brown, now add chopped tomatoes and add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and sugar and cook till oil leaves the walls of the wok,  add curry leaves, now add boiled dal to it and cook till it boils, off the flame, add chopped coriander leaves. Serve it with roti, naan, paratha or rice, it will taste great with all of them.

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