Mike Wolfberg's Recipe for Pancha Dal - Five Dals

Ingredients

• 9 c. water
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. toor dal (oil-coated, as a preservative)
• 1/2 c. chana dal
• 1/2 c. mung dal
• 1/2 c. urad dals
• 1/2 c. masoor dal
• 1 large dried red hot chili pepper
• about 1/2 oz. fresh ginger root
• 1 tsp. ground turmeric
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. ground coriander seeds
• 2 TBL. mustard or other oil
• 1 tsp. black mustard seeds
• 1 fresh lemon
• a few sprigs of fresh cilantro (coriander leaves)