Pancharatna dal/ Lentils curry

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                                 Yield : 6
Preparation Time : 10 mins                                                                        Cooking Time : 40 mins

Ingredients:
1/4 cup split chickpeas
1/4 cup green gram
1/4 cup split pigeon peas (toor dal)
1/4 cup black gram
1/4 cup red lentils (masoor dal)
salt
2 tomatoes
2 tsp grated ginger
4 garlic cloves
1 big onion
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp fenugreek seeds
2 tsp mustard seeds
10 curry leaves
1 tsp asafoetida
2 green chilies
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilly powder
2 tsp cumin-coriander powder
3 cups water
2 tbsp clarified butter
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves

Method :
1. Pressure cook all lentils with water. Mash the cooked lentils and keep aside.
2. Heat a pan. Add clarified butter. Put mustard seeds, and curry leaves.
3. Now add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, chopped garlic cloves, and asafoetida.
4. Put chopped onion and tomatoes. Cook for 5 mins.
5. Add grated ginger and cooked lentils.
6. Pour water. Add cumin-coriander powder, salt, slit opened green chilies, chilly powder and turmeric powder. Stir well. Cook for 7 mins.
7. Adjust the gravy thickness by adding water.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves.

9. Serve with rice or rotis.