Panchmela Dal

This is a five dal combined dish,very healthy,but very tasty.. Actually you could add any dals you wish..

Ingredients:

• Onions-1 chopped finely
• Tomato puree-1 cup
• Ginger Garlic and chilli paste-1 tblspn
• Oil-1 tblspn
• Coriander leaves for garnishing
• Lemon juice-1 tblspn
• Salt to taste

Dals:

• Toor Dal/ Tuvaram paruppu- ½ cup
• Channa Dal/ Kadalai paruppu- ¼ cup
• Urad Dal/ Ulundam paruppu- ¼ cup
• Masoor Dal/Pasi paruppu- ¼ cup
• Green Gram Dal/ Payatham paruppu- ¼ cup

Spices:

• Coriander powder / Malli podi-1 tblspn
• Garam masala powder-1 tsp
• Red chilli powder-2 tsp
• Turmeric powder/ Manjal podi-1 tsp
• Cumin seeds / Jeera-1 tsp
• Asafoetida / Kaya podi- ½ tsp
• Bay leaf / Briyani ilai-1
• Cinnamon / Pattai-1 inch piece

Method:

• Soak all the dals for 30 min and pressure cook them for 2 whistles till they are soft.
• In  a kadai add oil and crackle some cumin,turmeric,bay leaf,cinnamon for 30 sec.
• Add in ginger garlic and chilli paste and fry for 30 sec.Add in onions and fry till golden.
• Add in all the spice powders and mix well.pour in the tomato puree and mix well.cook this till oil separates.
• Pour in the cooked dal and bring this to boil once.If you want you could add additional water too.
• Let it simmer for 5 mins.Garnish with coriander leaves and squeeze some lemon juice.
• Serve with rice or dals..