I am not a dal person, but my hubby is, and nowadays he eats chapathi/Roti for his dinner and I need to find some side dishes to go with it. My babies on the other hand are pasta lovers and don’t care about chapathi, but will take a bite if it is dosa, otherwise strict no from both. So I don’t have much choice in their case.
Here comes the recipe.
Panchmel Darbari Dal/ Creamy Five Lentil Stew
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon toovar arhar dal/ sambar parippu/Thuvarapparup/Split pigeon peas
- 3 tablespoon masoor dal /Mysore parippu split red lentil
- 3 tablespoon chana dal/kadala parippu split chickpeas
- 3 tablespoon matar dal spilt green lentils
- 3 tablespoon moong chilka/cheruparippu/pasiparippu yellow split peas
- 1 tablespoon+ 1 teaspoon ghee
- 2 teaspoon ginger-garlic adrak-lehsun paste
- 1 finely chopped green chili
- ¾ cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- ¾ teaspoon coriander dhania powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds jeera powder
- ¾ teaspoon chili powder I used Kashmiri chili powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt or to taste
- 3 tablespoon Yogurt/curd dahi
- 3 tablespoon Heavy whipping cream/ fresh cream
- a pinch sugar
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves/Cilantro dhania
- 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves kasuri methi , lightly roasted and crushed
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
Instructions
- Clean, wash and soak all dals/ lentils for 1 hour.
- Add 2 cups of water and salt and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles till the dal are cooked.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Keep aside.
- Heat the 1 tablespoon of ghee in a deep pan and add chopped onion and green chilies and fry 4 minutes and then add the ginger-garlic paste and sauté for 2 more minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, garam masala, coriander powder, cumin seeds powder, chili powder and salt and sauté till the ghee leaves the masala.
- Then add boiled dal, yogurt, cream, sugar and coriander leaves and mix well. Bring it to simmer not boil as cream is added.
- For the tempering, heat 1 teaspoon of ghee in a pan and add the dried fenugreek leaves and cumin seeds and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Pour this tempering over the dal and mix well.
- Serve immediately.
- Enjoy with roti or bread of your choice.
Notes
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Reeni Pisano says
I could use some of your creamy hearty curry here Swathi! That looks absolutely delicious!
Veena Theagarajan says
healthy and creamy dhal
Kaveri Venkatesh says
Mmm...delicious looking dal..should try sometime
Manjula Bharath says
Thts an super delicious and super creamy curry with loads of nutrients in it 🙂 loving it !!
Babitha costa says
5in 1 ,protein packed,must have tasted good with cream
Hema says
So creamy and delicious, true to its name 'darbari dal'..
Renu navin says
my hubby is adal person so i often make dals.. imake mix dal s too but have never added teh peas dal.. and never add cream.. this looks interesting...
Asha Shivakumar says
Such a healthy and nice daal. Love the combination.
Chitz says
Such a healthy one ! Anything with dal is always a comfort food for me.. Looks tempting 🙂
Supriya Nair says
The dal looks so healthy and perfect for a meal.
Guru Uru says
So healthy, mum is always nagging me to eat lentils 😀
Cheers
CCU
kumars kitchen says
such a flavorful and healthy combination,awesome food clicks 🙂
Sona S says
healthy and delicious dal. looks inviting.
Sangeetha Priya says
delicious protein rich curry Swathi, love it...
kitchen queen says
lip smacking awesome and inviting dal.
Reni says
Looks so yummy ! My hubby loves Dal,I'm trying this out 🙂
Happys Cook says
Healthy and royal too ....
Arthy shama says
Delecious dal Swathi, am an dal fan and would luv to try it. Thanks for linking by 🙂
Shruti Dhingra Wahi says
Healthy and yummy dal ....Loved the clicks too 🙂
Maha Gadde says
so yummy n delicious dal...love that dal bowls..
sangeetha pn says
This might be the healthiest dal ever seen according to me! 🙂 Awesome recipe
Beena.stephy says
Healthy dal curry . will try
Sebeena Loyd says
Swathi, love panchmel dal, but never tried adding cream. Your version is very good and I will try adding cream next time. all the way curry looks delicious.
Gajus kitchen says
looks so delicious and creamy..I have never tried adding curd to dal preparation..will try this next time
Gajus kitchen says
looks so delicious and creamy..have never tried adding curd in dal preparation..will try this next time.
Jeya Jemini says
Super healthy and creamy
Shama Nagarajan says
yummy........ONGOING EVENT :SYS EVENT - BEETROOT & SPINACH
Mahi says
Creamy and rich dal! Nice pictorial!
Rosita Vargas says
Me encanta se ve muy rico y contundente su guiso adoro las lentejas,saludos y abrazos
Sireesha Puppala says
Sounds so healthy and variety stuff swathi..
Priya Anandakumar says
Very very healthy and a quick hassle free dish, thanks for sharing Swathi...
Sanoli Ghosh says
Healthy and looks like a royal lentil soup. Creamy and delicious!
Meena Kumar says
Swathi, I totally understand ur plight.The curry for chapatti is a big issue here too..Should try panchmel dal some day.
Eric Pepple says
Wow that looks incredible, so much flavor. Great job Swathi!
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Gheza e shiriin says
Dal is a daily thing in my home. looks yumm.
Pam says
That looks great and very hearty