Panchmel Dal

Panchmel Dal is Rajasthani dish which is full of protein and nutrition, rich in taste and easy to cook if you follow my recipe step by step. This is combination of 5 dals and hence the name panch mel. This can be served with Baati or simply roti and chawal.

Ingredients for 4 servings-

1. Arhar Dal - 1/4 cup
2. Moong Dal- 1/4 cup
3. Chana Dal - 1/4 cup
4. Urad Dal - 1/4 cup
5. Masoor Dal - 1/4 cup
6. Onion - 1 medium size chopped
7. Tomato- 1 medium chopped
8. Ghee - 5-6 tsp
9. Garlic- 3 pods fine chopped
10. Ginger - 1 inch fine chopped
11. Jeera (Cumin Seeds) - 1 tsp
12. Garam masala - 1 tsp
13. Curry patta powder - 1 tsp
14. Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
15. Turmeric powder (Haldi) - 1tsp
16. Salt - as per taste
17. Dry Red Chilli - 1 piece
18. Heeng (Asafoetida) - 1 pinch
19. Water - 400 ml

Method of Preparation

1. Take all dals together, mix it properly, wash it and soak for 2-3 hours.
2. Take a pressure cooker and add 2-3 tsp ghee.
3. Heat the cooker, add jeera and let it crack.
4. Add curry patta powder, dry red chilli in the cooker and saute it for 10-15 seconds.
   
5. Add chopped garlic and ginger and saute again for 30 seconds.
6. Add onion and tomato and saute for 1 minute.
   
7. Add 1 tsp salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and saute for 30 seconds.
8. Now add mixture of soaked dals in the cooker and saute for 2-3 minutes.
   
9. Add salt and water to the cooker and close the cooker and wait for 1-2 whistles. No. of whistles depend upon the individual pressure cooker
   
10. After the whistles, put off the flame and wait for the cooker pressure to susbide.
11. Put this dal in serving bowl and temper with ghee, heeng and curry patta.
    
12. Serve it with rice, chapati or bati. You can eat the dal as it is by adding ghee to it.

Tips

1. If curry putta powder is not available then you can use fresh curry patta also.
2. Panchmel dal with bati is perfect combination.
3. You can add ghee at the time of serving to enhance the flavour and aroma.