Panjmail Daal Recipe | After Eid Comfort Food After a heavy meaty Eid ul Azha, nothing feels better than a warm bowl of Panjmail Daal Chawal. This simple, flavorful, and comforting daal is the perfect break from all the BBQ, karahi, and meat dishes.
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Panjmail Daal
- Cook1 hr 15 min
- Total1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CourseMain course
- CuisinePakistani
Ingredients 22
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Lentils
For Cooking
For Finishing
For Tarka
Instructions 11
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After a heavy meaty Eid ul Azha, nothing feels better than a warm bowl of Panjmail Daal Chawal. This simple, flavorful, and comforting daal is the perfect break from all the BBQ, karahi, and meat dishes.
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Wash all the lentils well and soak them in water for 1 hour.
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Add the soaked daals to a pressure cooker with 5 cups of water.
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Add red chilli powder, crushed red chillies, salt, turmeric powder, chicken cube, chopped onion, and chopped tomato.
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Pressure cook on medium flame for 15 minutes, or until the lentils are soft and fully cooked.
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Open the pressure cooker carefully. If the daal is too thin, cook it on high flame for a few minutes until it reaches your desired consistency.
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Sprinkle garam masala, then add kasuri methi and fresh coriander leaves.
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For the tarka, heat oil or ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds, sliced onions, garlic, green chillies, and red chillies. Fry until golden and aromatic.
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Pour the hot tarka over the daal and serve immediately.
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Serving Suggestion.
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Serve this delicious Panjmail Daal with white rice, green salad, achar, and fresh lemon.
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