Recipe / food styling / photography by - Sunayana Gupta
Navratan Dal is an exotic preparation of lentils that is sure to please taste buds and spice up your day. ‘Navratna’ means ‘9 Jewels’, hence this dish gets this name as it is prepared with nine different types of lentils or dal. Few lentils are used with the skin while others are not and this is the reason that this navratna dal has some amazing textures. The addition of assorted spices, onion, tomato, chilly, garlic make it robust with flavors and aroma. This is also a simple and wholesome dish as you get the goodness of so many pulses/lentils in a single bowl of navratna dal. Serve with phulka, laccha parantha, naan or rice you’re going to love it anyway.
If we talk about the traditional recipe of navratna dal, it uses loads of ghee & spices making it heavy on palate. But, here we have modified this recipe to suit today’s casual lifestyle, hence it is comparatively low in calories and feels light on tummy as well. Also we have made every possible way to keep this recipe simple, easy and quick. Just remember, do not miss to soak all the lentils together for an hour as this would ensure uniform cooking.
*Navratna Dal comes under the list of ‘Exotic Recipes’, hence it is definitely worth for festive or party menus. Team it with kadai egg curry, kaju paneer curry or lauki kofta along with mushroom tikka and jackfruit (Katahal) masala. Serve assorted breads like pudina parantha, missi roti with Awadhi vegetable pulao and onion ginger chilly raita. Do not miss to pair with our fancy cherry tomato and baby spinach salad.
*For a comforting homely meal, serve Navratna dal with cumin rice or mint rice along with boondi raita and kachumbar salad.
*For office lunch box you can team Navratna dal with plain parantha or methi thepla, potato pulao or simple steamed rice and pineapple salad.
If you want to try some more healthy ‘Dal’ recipes, then do refer……
Sambhar Recipe
Meethi (Sweet) Gujarati dal recipe
Dal tadka recipe
Methi moong dal khichidi recipe
Khandeshi masala khichidi recipe
Navratan Dal
Navratan Dal is an exotic preparation of lentils that is sure to please taste buds and spice up your day. Navratna means 9 Jewels, hence this dish gets this name as it is prepared with nine different types of lentils or dal.
Preparation Time : 10 minutes Cooking Time : 30 minutes
Category : Dal Cuisine : Servings : 4 servings
Author : Sunayana Gupta
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Recipe Ingredients
To begin with making this robust ‘Navratan dal’ we need to wash and soak the lentils first.
Washing & Soaking Lentils –
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