Dal PanchavaTi

This DaL is a combination of five types of pulses. Toor dal( split pigeon peas), chana dal (split chick peas), Moog dal (yellow split peas), Masoor dal( split red lentil) and urad/udid dal(black gram-split), each one having its own characteristics such as flavor, color,consistency and last but not the least is the nutrients.

Ingredients
To be cooked in pressure cooker with 2 cups water
1/2 cup toor dal
1/4 cup masoordal
2 tbl sp moog dal
1 tbl sp chana dal
1 tsp urad/udid dal
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/ 4 cup tomato chopped
1 bay leaf
3-4 peppercorns
2-3 cloves
1/2 inch cinnamon
1 tsp turmeric powder

To be added in cooked dal mixture
1 tsp chili powder
2 tsp coriander seeds powder
1 tsp cumin seeds powder
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/4 cup  kasoori methi (roasted and crushed)

Tempering
2 tsp ghee
1 tsp asafoetida
3-4 garlic cloves (crushed with skin)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2-3 bor mirchi (round chilies/ dry red chilies)

Method

• Wash all dals and cook in pressure cooker and all the other ingredients with twice the quantity of water.
• Transfer the contents into a pan.Add water if required to adjust the consistency. Heat the contents.
• Add chili powder,coriander seeds powder, cumin seeds powder. Add chopped coriander leaves.
• Roast kasoori methi leaves lightly on the griddle  and crush them using fingers. Sprinkle it over the dal.
• Add salt to taste.
• Heat  ghee in the iron ladle. Add asafoetida. crushed garlic cloves. As the cloves become light brown, add bor mirchi ,add chopped onion. Saute onion till light brown.
• Pour the contents in the dal mixture. Cover the pan and turn off the gas.
• Serve with jeera rice.

Note
You can add few drops of fresh lemon juice while serving.