Mewadi Dal

Name: Mewadi Dal
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup masoor dal; 1/4 cup chana dal; 1/4 cup tuar dal; 1/4 cup moong dal; 1/4 urad dal; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp ghee; 1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds; 6-7 red chilli; 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 1 sliced onion; 1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida; 1 tsp Curry leaves; 2 tsp coriander leaves chopped

sushma mahadev @cook_26602026

#whistlewings
Mewadi Dal or Panchratan Dal is very popular in India. As name suggests combining five kinds of Indian Lentils. It is also known as panchmel Dal.

sushma mahadev @cook_26602026

#whistlewings
Mewadi Dal or Panchratan Dal is very popular in India. As name suggests combining five kinds of Indian Lentils. It is also known as panchmel Dal.

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 people

1/4 cupmasoor dal
1/4 cupchana dal
1/4 cuptuar dal
1/4 cupmoong dal
1/4urad dal
1 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspghee
1 tspjeera/cumin seeds
6-7red chilli
1 tspGinger garlic paste
1sliced onion
1/4 tsphing/asafoetida
1 tspCurry leaves
2 tspcoriander leaves chopped

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Steps

1 hour

1

Soak masoor, chana, moong, toor and urad dal for 10- 15 minutes.
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In a pressure cooker add ghee, water, masoor dal, urad dal, tuvar dal, moong dal, chana dal, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder then put the lid on and give it 3-4 whistles.
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Switch off the flame and let it cool down properly.
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In a kadai add ghee, dry red chilli, jeera, asoeftida, Ginger garlic paste, sliced onion, and saute until translucent.
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Now add Red chili powder and cooked dal from the cooker
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Add 2 tsp of salt.
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Take a piece of coal (about 3 inches big) and hold it over a gas flame with the help of tongs.
The coal will begin to turn red hot and grey in about 5 minutes. This indicates that the coal is ready to be used for smoking.
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Place a hot charcoal inside the cup and pour 1 tsp ghee and a pinch of garam masala. It will begin to smoke, immediately cover the kadai and close the lid, reduce the heat to low and allow to rest for about 5 minutes.
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For Tempering- Add 1 tsp ghee, 2-3 red chillies, curry leaves, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
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Turn off the heat and add this tadka to the Mewadi dal
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Serve the rajasthani Mewadi dal along with roti or jeera rice