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Rajastani Panchmel Dal - 5 types of daal Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
¼ cup Masoor Dal
¼ cup Urad Dal
¼ cup Moong Dal
¼ cup Tuvar Dal
¼ cup Chana Dal
2 tbsp. oil
2 tbsp. ghee
1 onion chopped
1 tomato chopped
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
1 green chili slit
2-3 curry leaves
2 cardamom powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp cumin and coriander powder
2 tsp ginger and garlic paste
¼ tsp green chutney
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp. lemon juice
¼ tsp hing
¼ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp. garam masala
Directions:
Directions:
1. Mix and wash the Daals well and soak them for about 1 hour.
2. In a pressure cooker boil the daals in 4 cups of water with salt and a pinch of turmeric.
3. In a saucepan, add oil and fry hing and cumin seeds.
4. Add 1 tsp garlic and ginger and the onions.
5. When the onions are golden brown add tomatoes. turmeric, coriander and cumin powder, green chutney and lemon juice and mix well.
6. With a ladle mix the daal but. do not blend, and pour the mixture into the saucepan and let it simmer.
7. If the mixture is too thick, add some water.
7 In a frying pan, heat butter and add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and curry leaves.
8 Next add 1 tsp of garlic and ginger, and 1 green chili.
9. Pour the hot ghee on top of the daal.
10 Sprinkle garam masala and cilantro.
11 Simmer for about 5 mins.

Serve with Rice or Roti.

 

 

 

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