Navratna dal – a mix of nine lentils
Navratna dal – a mix of nine lentils

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, navratna dal – a mix of nine lentils. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Navratan dal is a blend of nine different dal. It is made using nine variety of dal in equal quantity along with rajma/ kidney beans, onions, tomatoes, green chillies and spices. Remove from heat and pour over this tempering over dal.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook navratna dal – a mix of nine lentils using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Navratna dal – a mix of nine lentils:
  1. Take 2 tablespoons white kidney beans (soaked overnight)
  2. Take 2 tablespoons chickpeas (soaked overnight)
  3. Make ready 2 tablespoons black-eyed pea (soaked overnight)
  4. Prepare 2 tablespoons black gram (soaked overnight)
  5. Make ready 2 tablespoons chana dal
  6. Make ready 1 tablespoon toor dal
  7. Take 1 tablespoon masoor dal
  8. Take 1 tablespoon split urad dal
  9. Take 1 tablespoon split moong dal
  10. Get Masala
  11. Get 1 teaspoon olive oil
  12. Get 2 onion (finely chopped)
  13. Get 2 tomato (blended to paste)
  14. Prepare 1 green chili (finely chopped)
  15. Make ready 1 (1 teaspoons) ginger garlic paste table spoonturmeric powder
  16. Take to taste salt
  17. Get 1 tablespoon chole masala (or to taste)
  18. Get 1/2 lemon (juiced)
  19. Prepare 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  20. Prepare 1 tablespoon mint leaves paste (yeah, thats the magic ingredient)

During the nine nights and ten days of Navratri, these three forms are invoked. Navratan dal is a blend of nine different dal. Mixing different lentils gives a more interesting flavor. Dal is a staple dish in most Indian meals.

Instructions to make Navratna dal – a mix of nine lentils:
  1. In a pressure cooker, add in all the lentils, along with 4 cups of water, turmeric and salt, cook for about 15 minutes.
  2. While the lentils are cooking, take a wok, put a teaspoon of olive oil, once heated, add cumin and green chilies and cook for few seconds.
  3. Add the onions, and saute on low flame for 5-7 minutes. (Cooking 2 onions in a teaspoon of oil is difficult, is’nt it ?) When the onions tend to dry up, add in the tomatoes and ginger garlic paste, cook for another 5 minutes.
  4. Once the lentils are cooked, add the prepared masala to the pressure cooker, add chole masala and mint leave paste, cook for another 2 whistles.
  5. Allow the steam to escape, open the cooker and drizzle some lemon juice and stir. Garnish with some ghee (if desired). Serve with hot chapatis or parathas.

Mix dal, if needed, and add more water to adjust thickness to your liking. Cook another three to four minutes on low heat. Dal will thicken as it sits after cooking. Navratan Korma Recipe with step by step photos. Navratan Korma is a rich aromatic vegetable curry made with nine ingredients.

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