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Panchras Dal
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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This dal goes well with Parathas as well as Cooked Rice .
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Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
29 Mins
Total Time
49 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
1 cup toovar (arhar) dal
1/2 cup raw banana , peeled and cut into big pieces
1 cup brinjal (baingan / eggplant) , cut into big pieces
1/2 cup potato , peeled and cut into big pieces
1/2 cup carrot , peeled and cut into big pieces
1/2 cup red pumpkin (bhopla / kaddu) , peeled and cut into big pieces
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste
For The Masala Paste
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
1 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
1/4 cup grated dry coconut (kopra)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 tsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
1/2 tsp roughly chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp tamarind (imli)
Method
- Heat the oil in a small non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds and coriander seeds and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Add the dry red chilli, dry coconut and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Remove from the flame, add the ginger, green chillies and tamarind pulp and blend it in a mixer to a smooth paste using ¼ cup of water. Keep aside.
- Clean, wash and soak the toovar dal for about 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Combine the dal, turmeric powder, salt, and 3 cups of water in the pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- Whisk the dal using a whisk. Keep aside.
- Heat oil in a deep non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- When the seeds crackle add the raw banana, brinjals, potatoes, carrots, red pumpkin. Coriander-cumin seeds powder and garam masala and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add 1 cup of water and salt, mix well and cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the cooked dal, masala paste and ½ cup of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot.
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Vinita_Raj
March 13, 2025, midnight
Toovar dal pressure cooked and then vegetables added to it and cooked in a coconut based masala paste.
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