Panchamel Daal / Five Daal Fry / पंचमेळ डाळ

Ingredients:

Split Bengal Gram 1/4 cup ( हरभरा डाळ / चना दाल )

Split Red Gram 1/4 cup ( तुरीची डाळ / तुअर दाल )

Split Red Lentils 1/4 cup ( मसूर डाळ / मसूर दाल)

Yellow Split Moong 1/4 cup ( पिवळे मूग )

Horse bean 1/4 cup ( Urad daal / उडदाची डाळ )

1/2 T spoon Turmeric

2 T spoon or to taste Red chilli powder

6 Cloves

6 Cardamom

3 bay leaves

1 small stick of cinamon

mustard seeds, cumin seeds 1 T spoon each

1/4 T spoon Asafoetida

2 T spoon or to taste garam masala

2 T spoon Grated ginger

Lemon juice 1/2 T spoon

Salt to taste

Sugar 1 T spoon

Ghee or Oil

Procedure:

1. Wash all the grams well and pressure cook them with water of quantity 3times the grams.
2. Keep 2 Tsp oil or ghee in pan to heat up. Put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida.
3. Put cloves,Bay leaves ,Cloves,Cardamom,Cinamon and stir fry well for 1 minute.
4. Put onion and stir well till it cooks well. Add chopped tomatoes. Sprinkle little water to make onion, tomato cook well.Stir well.
5. Add turmeric,red chilli powder, coriander powder,garam masala.
6. Add cooked daal. Add 1/2 cup water if daal is not watery. If cooked daal has water in it add as per your taste.
7. Add grated ginger ,salt, sugar.
8. Let it cook for some minutes in order mix all the spices well in the daal.
9. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
10. Before serving add lemon juice.