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मसालेदार मिक्स दाल | पंजाबी स्टाइल मिक्स दाल | हेल्दी मिक्स दाल - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Spicy Mixed Dal in Hindi)
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spicy mixed dal recipe | Punjabi style mixed dal | healthy mixed dal | with amazing 20 images With five protein-rich dals, this Spicy Mixed Dal version combines curds and traditional spices to give a tangy, spicy, delectable accompaniment for parathas and rotis. We have started by pressure cooking a combination of 5 dals : yellow moong dal, masoor dal, urad dal, chana dal and toovar dal to make spicy mixed dal. You can used any dals that you have available in your pantry to make the healthy mixed spicy dal. For the tempering take ghee in a kadhai, you can use oil or butter if you wish to. Add cumin seeds, onions and ginger garlic paste. Add tomatoes, use ripe ones to get the best quality dal. Further, add garam masala, coriander cumin seed powder and red chilli powder. Once all the masalas are cooked, add whisked curd which provides protein and calcium making the dal healthy. Add coriander leaves for freshness and add the cooked dal and cook it. Our Punjabi style mixed dal is ready to be served!! To perk up the flavour of mixed dal you can even give it a twist by adding second tempering, Punjabi tadka over it or giving dal a chaunk!! The spicy mixed dal recipe is easy and quick to prepare all you needn’t to do is soak the dals to ensure uniform cooking. At home we have it with steamed rice. Most households routinely prepare dal as a part of their everyday meal. Different states have different homely ways of cooking dal, but one commonality is that most it are quick and easy to prepare so can prepared with much ado on a routine basis. Enjoy spicy mixed dal recipe | Punjabi style mixed dal | healthy mixed dal | with detailed step by step photos and video below.
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CuisineIndian Veg RecipesHyderabadi Dishes, HyderabadiPunjabi Dals | Punjabi Kadhis Popular Dals from all over IndiaIndian PartyPressure Cooker
Soaking Time: 1 hour Preparation Time:   Cooking Time:   Total Time:   Makes 4 servings
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For Spicy Mixed Dal
1 tbsp yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1 tbsp masoor (split red lentil) dal
1 tbsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 tbsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
1 tbsp toovar (arhar) dal
salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tbsp ghee
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 cup beaten fresh curd (dahi)
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
For Serving With Spicy Mixed Dal
rotis or parathas
Method
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- Likespicy mixed dal recipe | Punjabi style mixed dal | healthy mixed dal |then see our collection of Popular Dal Recipes from all over India. Most households routinely prepare dal as part of their everyday meal. Different states have different homely ways of cooking dal, but one commonality is that most of these are quick and easy to prepare so they can be prepared without much ado on a routine basis.
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For preparing the spicy mixed dal
- For preparing the spicy mixed dal, we will be using 5 varieties of dal. You can use a combination of any dal that is easily available and mostly consumed in your household. We will first clean, pick and measure the yellow moong dal (split yellow gram), masoor dal (split red lentil), urad dal (split black lentils), chana dal (split bengal gram) and toovar (arhar) dal.
- Wash all the dals very well. Additionally, you can put some rajma and kabuli chana too.
- Immerse in clean water.
- Cover with a lid and soak for 1 hour. If making in large quantity, soak the dals for a longer period of time.
- This is how it looks after soaking.
- After an hour, drain the dals.
- For cooking the spicy mixed dal, we will now pressure cook the dals so add the soaked and drained dals in a pressure cooker. You can even cook them in an open pan until soft but, that takes a longer period of time.
- Add 2 cups of water.
- Add the turmeric powder.
- Also, add salt.
- Mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles or until the dals are cooked.
- Allow the steam to escape naturally before opening the lid.This helps in internal cooking of the dal under pressure. Also, if you open the cooker while steam due to pressure is still inside, you might get burned.
- For preparing the restaurant style mixed dal, heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai. Ghee can be swapped with oil or butter.
- When the ghee is hot, add the cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add onions.
- Also, add the ginger-garlic paste. Lear how to prepare
- Sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute or till the raw aroma of adrak-lehsun paste goes away.
- Add the tomatoes. Use best quality, red ripe tomatoes to get a flavorful dal.
- Add 2 tbsp of water for the tomatoes to cook faster and have a mushier consistency.
- Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Add the garam masala. I made a fresh batch of garam masala yesterday which I will be using to enhance the flavour of spicy mixed dal.
- Add the coriander-cumin seeds powder. During summers, I dry (roast) dhania-jeera in sunlight and ground it to make homemade dhania-jeera powder which I generally use in most of my Indian dal recipes.
- Add the chilli powder. Adjust according to the spice level you prefer.
- Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 more minutes.
- Add the curd. The protein in this recipe comes from the various dals while yogurt helps in providing calcium making this spicy mixed dal a healthy recipe.
- Add the coriander.
- Mix well and cook on a slow flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
- Add the dals.
- Mixspicy mixed dal | Punjabi style mixed dal | healthy mixed dal |well and cook on a low flame for another 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve the spicy mixed dal hot with rotis or parathas. To perk up the dal or to make it Punjabi dal tadka style, you can even give a second tempering/ chaunk (tadka) to the spicy dal.
- Recipes similar to the healthy mixed dal are Mixed Dal with Spinach and Kabuli Chana, Masoor Dal with Mixed Vegetables and Mixed Vegetable Dal that you must try!
Spicy Mixed Dal, healthy for all
- Apart from paneer, dals are one of the best source of protein for vegetarians. A serving of thisspicy mixed dal recipe | Punjabi style mixed dal | healthy mixed dal |fulfils 10% of your daily protein intake.
- That means thisspicy mixed dal recipe | Punjabi style mixed dal | healthy mixed dal |is truly wholesome. It is a combination of 5 different varieties of dals – you are free to make your own combo though. The dals provide enough B vitamins as well – these are necessary to boost many metabolic reactions in the body.
- Further calcium and phosphorus are two other minerals which you can stock up on with thisspicy mixed dal recipe | Punjabi style mixed dal | healthy mixed dal |. Both the nutrients are necessary to strengthen bones. With low sodium count, it completely suits those who want low blood pressure dals and heart friendly dals.
- Diabetics too can enjoy thisspicy mixed dal recipe | Punjabi style mixed dal | healthy mixed dal |. With not much to chew on, senior citizens are also sure to relish it. For kids, reduce the spice slightly. Overall, it’s a family delicacy. Serve it with whole wheat phulkas or bhakri.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per servingEnergy 160 cal Protein 5.5 g Carbohydrates 14 g Fiber 2.4 g Fat 8.6 g Cholesterol 4 mg Sodium 14.5 mg
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Subhabrata Saha
on 11 Aug 20 08:21 PM
Please advise curd quantity in gram instead of 1/2 cup
Foodie #640293
on 15 May 20 02:46 PM
Tasted good but I guess it should be tried once without using curd ..
Nayha Makhija
on 04 Aug 19 09:40 AM
This is an amazing recipe. We loved it, will def make it again and again :)Thank you!
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Tarla Dalal    Nayha, thanks for your feedback. Happy cooking with Tarla Dalal.
04 Aug 19 10:59 AM
Sharda Belavadi
on 10 Apr 19 07:14 PM
Shikha Arora
on 14 Aug 17 03:47 PM
I tried this recipe and it turned out really well. Both my husband and kiddo loved it. Thanks...
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Tarla Dalal    Hi, Very pleased to know that you like the recipe. Please do keep trying more recipes and share your feedback! Happy Cooking!!!
14 Aug 17 04:51 PM
Sudeshna Shankar Ghosh
on 23 Jul 17 01:59 PM
I made it for my husband. He really relished it. Thank you so very much.
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Tarla Dalal    Hi,Very pleased to know that you like the recipe. Please do keep trying more recipes and share your feedback! Happy Cooking!!!
24 Jul 17 08:35 AM
Sudeshna Shankar Ghosh
on 23 Jul 17 01:57 PM
Anu
on 21 Jun 17 08:43 AM
My husband who doesn''t like anyone else''s veg dish besides his mom''s... love it. Only change ill make is not put to much chilli powder (double the recipe called for :/ (i still don''t know what i was thinking at the time!)).
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Tarla Dalal    Thanks Anu, glad your husband loved the Dal you cooked. Keep making him some new recipes and he will love them.
21 Jun 17 09:27 AM
Tarla Dalal    Hi Minu,You can add only coriander powder also is fine.
21 Apr 17 08:38 AM
Arati
on 05 Mar 17 12:36 PM
Just made this Dal. It has turned out very delicious. Thank you.
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Tarla Dalal    Hi Arati, Very pleased to know that you like the recipe. Please do keep trying more recipes and share your feedback! Happy Cooking!!!
06 Mar 17 09:14 AM
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