🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Panchmel Dal

Name: Panchmel Dal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 2-inch piece Ginger; 2 Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)

🇮🇳 Indian

Five lentils in one pot, Rajasthan's protein answer to dry desert heat. Comfort at a simmer — soft, turmeric-gold and ghee-slicked. Perfect with jeera rice and papad on the side.

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Ginger2-inch piece
Green Chili2
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Wash the yellow lentils (toor dal), soak 30 minutes if you have time, then boil with turmeric and a drop of oil till it turns creamy.
2
Beat the dal with a wire whisk until silky, adding hot water to a pouring consistency.
3
For the tadka, bloom cumin in ghee with dried red chilies until they swell and darken.
4
Fry tomato with the green chili until it collapses into the fat, then pour the whole thing over the simmering dal.
5
Swirl in a spoon of ghee, scatter cilantro and serve with lemon on the side.

Chef's tip

Fresh spices make the dish — if yours smell of nothing, the dish will taste of nothing.

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