Panchmela dal or panchratna dal also known as pancharatna dal is a mixture of 5 dals which is a popular rajasthani dal recipe and it super nutritious.

Panchmela Dal Recipe

This is a five dal combined dish, very healthy, but very tasty.. Actually you could add any dals you wish..This recipe is from Showmethecurry.com. Check out the Onion Subzi recipe and Gatte ki Subzi recipe. Please try this and let me know what you think.

What are the 5 dals in Panchratna Dal?

Toor Dal / Tuvaram paruppu

Channa Dal / Kadalai paruppu

Urad Dal / Ulundam paruppu

Masoor Dal or Split Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi paruppu

Green Gram Dal / Payatham paruppu

How to Make Panchmela Dal

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.
In goes 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..

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Panchmela Dal Recipe | Panchratna Dal

Panchmela dal is a mixture of 5 dals which are cooked together and seasoned with spices. This dal taste amazing with plain steamed rice and roti.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings servings

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 or Split Yellow Moong 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

Instructions

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..

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