Mixed Dal - SK Khazana

Ingredients list for Mixed Dal - SK Khazana

• 1/4 cup Split red lentils (masoor dal) soaked for ½ hour and drained
• 1/4 cup Split black gram with skin (chilkewali urad dal) soaked for ½ hour and drained
• 1/4 cup Split skinless green gram (dhuli moong dal) soaked for ½ hour and drained
• 1/4 cup Split pigeon peas (arhar dal) soaked for ½ hour and drained
• 1/4 cup Split Bengal gram (chana dal) soaked for ½ hour and drained
• to taste Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons Mustard oil
• 1 teaspoon Garlic chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon Ginger chopped
• 2 tablespoons Onion chopped
• 2 tablespoons Tomato chopped
• 2-3 Green chillies slit
• 1 Moong dal papad
• 1 to garnish Fried Kashmiri dried red chilli
• to serve Steamed rice

Method

1. Take all the grams in a pressure cooker, add salt, ½ tsp turmeric powder and 3½ cups water and cook under pressure till 3 whistles are given out.
2. Heat mustard oil in a deep non-stick pan, add garlic and sauté till it turns a light brown. Add ginger, onion, tomato and green chillies, mix and sauté till tomatoes turn pulpy. Add boiled grams and mix well. Simmer for 5 minutes on low heat.
3. Roast the moong dal papad on direct flame and set aside to cool. Crush and add into dal mixture and mix well. Switch off heat.
4. Transfer the dal into a serving bowl, garnish with the fried Kashmiri red chilli and serve hot with steamed rice.