Recipe: Perfect Panchratna dal (Bengali style)

Panchratna dal (Bengali style). Panchratna Dal is a dal very popular in India. As the name suggests, it is made by combining five kinds of dal common to Indian households. It is also known as Panchmel dal.

This is a delicious dal recipe from the rich Rajasthani cuisine. Panchmel Dal Recipe - This is Rajasthani dal recipe which is also known as Panchratna dal. If you literally translate the dish name, panch meaning five and mel meaning mix. You can cook Panchratna dal (Bengali style) using 23 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Panchratna dal (Bengali style)

1. It's 1/4 of mung dal.
2. It's 1/4 cup of matar / yellow peas dal.
3. It's 4 tbsp of masoor dal/ red lentil.
4. Prepare 1/4 cup of arhar dal/tur dal.
5. It's 1/4 cup of chana dal/ Bengal gram.
6. You need 1 tbsp of ginger paste.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
8. Prepare 2 tbsp of cumin powder.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of celery seeds paste.
10. It's 1 pc of dry red chilli.
11. It's 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
12. You need 1 pinch of asafoetida.
13. Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
14. Prepare 4 tbsp of ghee.
15. Prepare to taste of Salt.
16. Prepare 1 tbsp of sugar.
17. Prepare 5 cups of warm water.
18. Prepare 1 tbsp of chopped coconut.
19. Prepare 1 tbsp of dry rose petals.
20. You need 1 tbsp of chopped almond.
21. You need 1 tbsp of chopped cashew.
22. You need 1 tbsp of chopped raisins.
23. Prepare 1 tbsp of chopped pistachio.

So this dal is made with mixture of five different dal vertities. Rajasthani food is my favorite since childhood, though I have not. The thick and rich dal panchratna is best suited for parties and can be enjoyed with both rice and rotis. The panchratna dal is a combination of five lentils and hence is rich in protein and is included as a part of a healthy diet.

Panchratna dal (Bengali style) instructions

1. Roast the moong dal in a kadai..
2. Soak mung dal, masoor dal, arhar dal, chana dal, matar dal for 5 hours..
3. Drain the water and sprinkle ghee and salt..
4. Keep aside for half an hour..
5. Heat ghee in a kadhai..
6. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, asafoetida, dry red chilli for seasoning..
7. Add cumin powder, turmeric powder, ginger paste, celery seeds paste and saute for 1 minute..
8. Now add mung dal, masoor dal, arhar dal, chana dal, matar dal..
9. Add salt and warm water..
10. Cover with lid for an hour on a low flame..
11. Add sugar and dry fruits..
12. Sprinkle ghee before serving..

It is usually served with rice, roti or baati. The Rajasthani cuisine is famous for serving the dal with a generous amount of ghee, which adds to the flavour and aroma of this mouth-watering. This simple and wholesome everyday Bengali style masoor dal is most satisfying and comforting food of all time. You can take meat, fish and vegetables away from an Indian, but you cannot take away his dal - 'the core of his meal'. ~ Madhur Jaffery (Ultimate Curry Bible). All the dal preparations are tasty and nutritious (rich in proteins and low in glycemic index) and are prepared nearly in the same way with some variations in the spices used based on what lentil you are using and what region in India you are from.