Dal Makhani

Preparation time: 30 min

Soaking time: 8hrs or overnight

Cooking time: 40 mins

Serves: 5-6

Dal makhani with step by step photos.

Dal makhani is one the most famous dish in a Punjab cuisine. It is a healthy recipe because it contains urad dal. It is served with naan, parathas, chapathi, kulchas and hot steamed rice.

Ingredients:

Whole Black urad dal- 1cup

Rajma – ¼ cup

Butter- 3-4 tsp

Cloves /Krambu – 2

Star anise / Anachipo- 1

Cinnamon/Pattai  – 1 inch

2 finely chopped onions

2 finely chopped tomatoes

2 tsp of ginger garlic paste

2 sliced green chillies

½ tsp of turmeric powder/ manjal podi

1 ½ tsp of coriander powder/ malli podi

1 tsp of red chilli powder/ milagai podi

½ tsp of garam masala

½ tsp of cumin powder/ jeera podi

A few coriander leaves/ malli thalai

Required salt

Instructions:

1. Soak the black urad dal and rajma for 8hrs or overnight and pressure the cook it with water and salt for 3-4 whistles.
2. Chop onions and tomatoes finely and keep it aside.
3. In a kadai add butter and saute the spices, then add onion, tomato, green chilli and ginger garlic paste, saute it well.
4. Then add all the masala powder and water, cook until the raw smell of the masala leaves.
5. After that add cooked dal with water and cook it for 5 -10 min.
6. Add some chopped coriander leaves.
7. Serve.

Notes:

1. For richness add ¼ cup of fresh cream.
2. Instead of adding chopped tomato you can add tomato puree.

 

Methods:

Soak the black urad dal and rajma for 8hrs or overnight.

Pressure the cook it with water and salt for 3-4 whistles.

Now it’s done.

Heat butter in a kadai.

Add spices and saute well.

 

Add onions and saute it for 2-3 mins.

Then add tomato.

Add Green chillies.

Add spice powders.

Add a cup of water.

Cook until the raw smell leaves.

Add in cooked dal and water.

Cook it for 5-10 min.

Add some chopped coriander leaves .

Serve hot.

Dal makhani is raedy to serve with hot Indian breads and steamed rice.

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