Panchkuti dal

Dear Readers,


Lentils are very nutritional and have important place in the indian vegetarian diet. They are rich in proteins. Indians have it during lunch, as soup and also dinner. Lentils are known as Dals in india, and Panchkuti dal is a mix of 5 different dals namely tuvar dal, yellow moong dal , green moong dal, urad dal, channa dal and last but not the least mysore dal. One can choose dal of their own for the different combination. I like to innovate with different dal at home and have cooked this often at home. Liked by all of us and easy to cook thought of sharing the recipe.

Ingredients:-


1/2 cup each of dal ( tuvar, yellow moong, green moong, urad, channa and mysore)
2tbs ginger and green chilli paste
1 chopped tomato
7 to 8 neem leaves
1tbs each of red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.
1tbs of lemon juice.
Coriander leaves for garnishing.


For tempering:-
1tbs cumin seeds
2tbs cooking oil
3 to 4 cloves (laving)
1/4tbs fenugreek seeds ( methi seeds)
1/4tbs asafoetida (hing)

Preparation:-

1. Boil all the dals in pressure cooker and grind them .
2. Add adequate water to make the mixture of dal thin and cook for 2min.
3. Add ginger and green chilli paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder.
4. Add chopped tomato along with salt and lemon juice.
5. Stir it well and cook for next 6 to 8 min.
6. For tempering heat the cooking oil and add the cumin seeds to it. 
7. When cumin seeds starts crackling add the cloves and fenugreek seeds , Asafoetida (hing) and pour into the mixture of dal which is already cooking.
8. Stir well and cook for next 1 min and garnish it with coriander leaves.

Panchkuti dal (mixture of 5dal) is ready to serve hot. Have it with rice or pulav.