Multi Grains Dal

Ingredients:

Thoor dal                     -  1 table spoon
Black gram dal             -  1 table spoon
Green gram dal            -  1 table spoon
Bengal gram dal            -  1 table spoon
Masoor dal                  -  1 table spoon
Onion                           -  1 no
Tomatoes                     -  2 nos
Green chilies                 -  2 nos
Garlic                           -  4 - 5 pearls
Ginger                          -  1/2 inch
Ghee                            -  1 table spoon
Mustard seeds              -  1 tea spoon
Jeera                            -  1 tea spoon
Fenugreek(Methi)         -  1 tea spoon
Sauf                              -  1 tea spoon
Red chilies                     -  1 no
Red chili powder           -  1/2 tea spoon
Sugar or Jaggery(Gud)  -  1/2 tea spoon
Salt to taste

1.  Wash soak all dals together for 15 mins.(I have used some dals with their skin.  You can use the regular dal also)
2.  Pressure cook the dals till they are soft.  (You can also cook in open fire)
3.  Clean and grate the garlic and ginger.
4.  Finely chop onions, green chilies and tomatoes.
5.  Heat ghee in a kadai, add mustard seeds, jeera, fenugreek, sauf and broken red chilies.
6.  Once the mustard crackles add the chopped onions and green chilies.
7.  After the onions turn transparent add the grated garlic and ginger.
8.  Stir cook for 2 mins and then add the tomatoes and red chili powder.
9.  Cook till the ghee splits out and now add this to the cooked dals mixture and also add salt and jaggery or sugar.
10.Add water if necessary.  Allow the dal to boil till the whole mixture blend well.    Multi grain dal ready.
11.Serve hot with rice or roti or paratha.