Friday, September 4, 2009

Panchmel Dal Recipe

Ingredients:

50 gm split green gram lentil (moong ki dhuli dal)
50 gm urad ki dhuli dal
50 gm arhar dal
50 gm horse beans (chane ki dal)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
a pinch asafoetida (hing)
1 1/2 tsp salt (namak)
1 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp spice blend (garam masala)
1 tsp coriander powder (dhania)
1 lemon (nimbu)
1 tbsp coriander (dhania)
2 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)

How to make panchmel dal:

* Mix all lentils and wash them properly.
* Soak them for half an hour.
* Now boil them in 4 cup water with salt, spice blend and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.
* When cooked properly remove it from the flame.
* Heat ghee in a pan and crackle cumin seeds and asafoetida in it.
* Then add red chilly powder and coriander powder and mix it with lentils.
* Finely chop coriander and sprinkle on lentil.
* Add lemon juice and serve hot.

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