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Daal - Kadhi, Lunch, Rajasthani
हिन्दीગુજરાતી
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Panchmel dal or Panchratan dal is a simple and nutritious fusion of five different types of protein rich dals and lentils such as moong dal, chana dal, toor dal, masoor dal and urad dal.The healthy and thick textured dal prepared with this recipe has nicely balanced flavors of spices and can be enjoyed with baati and churma. Pair it up with chapati or with any other type of Indian flat bread, curry and steamed rice and turn youreveryday meal into ahealthy meal.
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Preparation Time:
30 minutes
Cooking Time:
35 minutes
Serves: 2 servings
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Panchmel Dal Recipe In Hindi (हिन्दी में पढ़े)
Panchmel Dal Recipe In Gujarati (ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો)
| Ingredients: |
| 2 tablespoons Whole Green Gram (Moong) or Split Green Gram |
| 2 tablespoons Chana Dal (Bengal gram dal) |
| 2 tablespoons Toor Dal (Arhar dal) |
| 2 tablespoons Urad Dal (Black gram dal) |
| 2 tablespoons Masoor Dal |
| 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds |
| A pinch of Asafoetida (hing) |
| 2-3 Cloves |
| 4-5 Black Peppercorns, optional |
| 1 Dry Red Chilli, halved |
| 1 Green Cardamom |
| 1 teaspoon finely chopped Ginger |
| 1 Green Chilli, slit lengthwise, optional |
| 1 medium Tomato, finely chopped |
| 1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder |
| 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon Dry Mango Powder (amchur powder) |
| 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder |
| 2 tablespoons Oil or Ghee |
| 3 tablespoons finely chopped Coriander Leaves |
| Salt to taste |
Directions:
Rinse whole moong, chana dal, toor dal, urad dal and masoor dal and soak them together in water for 30-40 minutes. Drain water and transfer to an aluminum/steel pressure cooker of 3-4 liters capacity. Add salt and 1½ cups water and pressure-cook for 4-whistles over medium flame. Turn off the flame. When pressure comes down naturally, open the lid and slightly mash the dal with backside of a spoon.
Heat ghee over medium flame in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow them to crackle. Add asafoetida, cloves, black peppercorns, dry red chilli, green cardamom, ginger and green chili, sauté for 30-40 seconds.
Add finely chopped tomato and sauté until it turns mushy.
Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, mango powder and red chilli powder, mix well and sauté for about a minute.
Add cooked dal (pressure cooked in step-1), mix well and cook for 2-minutes.
Add 1-cup water, mix well and cook until it turns thick for approx. 7-8 minutes.
Taste for the salt and add more if required. Add finely chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Turn off the flame. Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl and serve with Rajasthani baati and churma.
Tips and Variations:
- If whole green gram is not available, use split green gram as its replacement.
- Use oil or ghee as per your choice.
Taste: Spicy with thick soup like texture
Serving Ideas: It tastes best when served with flat bread or with steamed rice. It is a perfect combo with spinach rice or peas pulav for lunch or dinner. Enjoy it as a soup with a piece of French bread.
Author: Foram
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8 Comments
Sep 08, 2021 by Madhu
Good taste. Tasted like masala dal.
A general suggestion. Please see if you can specify the measurements in each step for every recipe.
Im ending up having to scroll up and down every time between each step.
Response: Thank you Madhu for suggestion. I appreciate that. I will definitely add measurements in each step.
Dec 21, 2017 by Ranjita Ranjan
Your recipe of panchmel dal is amazing...loved it
Mar 19, 2017 by ferzana pathan
all your blogs are easy to follow.thank you
Jun 10, 2016 by Mansi Barbhaya
Your receipe are awesome. Have tried it, turn out to be superb and the best is step-by-step explanation and photos...keep sharing..
May 31, 2016 by Saifa Naaz
Hi I am a big fan of food viva. I tried many dishes and my husband loving my hand made food. Thanks foodviva.
Aug 04, 2015 by Renu Palkar
I tried Panchmel daal and Matar pulav..OMG it was heavenly :-)
Mar 17, 2015 by Naoko
This recipe looks delicious. I only have 2 liter pressure cooker, can I make with it?
Response: Yes, you can make this in 2-liter capacity pressure cooker.
Dec 02, 2014 by Urmi
Have tried several of your recipes and they all turned out excellent! Thanks a lot for your great recipes!
