Panchratni Dal, Pressure Cooker Panchratni Dal Recipe
by Tarla Dalal
The Panchratni Dal is a real ratan or gem from Indian cooking! It has many interesting qualities, which make it appeal to almost everybody. This traditional recipe combines five pulses, ranging from moong to toovar, which gives it a unique texture. Combined with tomatoes, onions, an assortment of spice powders and seeds, the five dals transform into a really mouth-watering treat.
Here, we have opted to Pressure cook the dals along with the other flavour-enhancing ingredients. This not only reduces the cooking time, but also ensures that the flavours fuse with the dals, giving excellent results. A dash of curds added at the end of the cooking procedure improves the texture of the dal and also imparts a nice tang to the Panchratni Dal, making it even tastier.
Panchratni Dal teams up well with Rice and Rotis as well.
Panchratni Dal, Pressure Cooker Panchratni Dal Recipe recipe - How to make Panchratni Dal, Pressure Cooker Panchratni Dal Recipe
Soaking time: 8 hours Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 6 servings
1/4 cup whole moong (whole green gram)
1/4 cup whole masoor (whole red lentil)
2 tbsp whole urad (whole black lentil)
2 tbsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
2 tbsp toovar (arhar) dal
1 tbsp oil
2 cardamoms
25 mm (1") stick cinnamon (dalchini)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf) powder
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/3 cup whisked curds (dahi)
salt to taste
- Method
- Clean, wash and soak the dals in enough water for at least 8 hours. Drain and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a pressure cooker, add the cardamom, cinnamon and cumin seeds and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, coriander-cumin seeds powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, fennel seeds powder, green chillies, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the dals, salt and 3 cups of water, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- Add the curds and mix well.
- Serve hot.
| Energy | 136 cal |
| Protein | 6.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17.9 g |
| Fiber | 4.1 g |
| Fat | 3.8 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 168.8 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.8 mg |
| Vitamin C | 8.4 mg |
| Folic Acid | 34.2 mcg |
| Calcium | 61.9 mg |
| Iron | 1.6 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 12.9 mg |
| Potassium | 233.7 mg |
| Zinc | 0.7 mg |
A complete protein rich recipe. I made this on a sunday and it was just superb..i love moong so this was a super hit recipe.