Ingredients :
½ cup moong dal (split green lentil)
¼ cup masoor dal (split red Lentil)
¼ cup chana dal( Bengal Gram, soaked 30 minutes)
¼ cup Arhar dal (Pigeon Pea, soaked 30 minutes)
¼ cup Urad dal(Black Lentil soaked 30 minutes)
3 cup water
2 Tbsp. ghee (Clarified butter)
½ Tbsp. mustard
½ Tbsp. cumim
¼ Tbsp. asafoetida/asafoetida
1 onion finely chopped
½ Tbsp. ginger garlic paste
1 green chilli slit
1 tomato finely chopped
¼ Tbsp. turmeric
½ Tbsp. Kashmiri red chilli powder
¼ Tbsp. garam masala
½ Tbsp. salt
2 cup water
1 Tbsp. coriander finely chopped
Method:
In a pressure cooker take all the dals (Lentils). Pressure cook for 4 whistles adding 1 tsp. ghee and 3 cup water. Now in a large Kadahi (Pan) heat 2 tsp ghee and splutter 1 tsp. mustard,1 tsp cumin and pinch asafoetida. Add 1 chopped onion followed by 1 tsp. ginger garlic paste and 1 green chilli. Sauté well, add 1 tomato and sauté well.
Add ¼ tsp turmeric,1/2 tsp chilli powder,1/4 tsp garam masala and 1 tsp salt. Sauté on low flame. Add in cooked dal,2 cup water and mix.Simmer for at least an hour on very slow heat. And coriander leaves and mix well.
