I have made this dal quite a few times yet I missed blogging about it. I checked and rechecked the blog to confirm I hadn’t written about it before. Well, I haven’t as yet and so here it is. The best part is that the daughter too loves it and we make it for lunch.
Recipe from here
Serves 3-4
WHAT WE NEED
3/4 cup Whole black urad dal
2 tbsp Rajma / Kidney beans
3 cups Water
1 Onion, medium
2 Green chillies
2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
2 Tomatoes
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
2-3 Cloves
2 Cardamom
1″ Cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
1/2 tsp Kasoori Methi
1/4 cup Milk
3 tbsp Unsalted butter
Salt
Water
WHAT TO DO
- Soak the urad dal and rajma overnight or for 8 hours in sufficient water
- Pressure cook both with 3 cups of water for 5-6 whistles or till the dal is fully cooked
- Mash and keep aside
- Chop the tomatoes and blend in a mixer to a purée
- Chop the onions finely
- Heat butter in a pan and add cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon
- After 1-2 minutes, add the chopped onions and green chillies
- Add the Ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell goes away
- Add the pureed tomatoes and red chilly powder
- Cook till the fat separates, around 5 minutes
- Add the smashed lentils and 1/2 cup of water
- Add salt and simmer for 15-20 minutes till it reaches the desired consistency
- Add more water if gets too thick
- Add milk and let it simmer for another 10 minutes (usually cream is added but I substitute with milk which is easily available and works well for me)
- Add kasuri methi and turn off the gas
- Serve hot with rotis or rice
- Enjoy!
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Nutritious and protein rich recipe. Great side for any meal.
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Can I pull up that bucket? Just looks perfect and droolworthy…
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A classic Punjabi dish and not so popular at home though I love it.
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Classic Dal recipe, tastes great with both rotis and rice. Looks totally yummy and creamy. I do have these cute bucket 🙂
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hahaha..I am glad you checked and rechecked..there have been a couple of instances when I checked and yet didn’t get it, but while posting got it somehow and then had to recook something else!..that dal makhani looks sinful!
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How nutritious this dish will be na, dunno why am yet to make and post in my space. Delicious and healthy dal makhani.
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dal makhani is looking creamy and very inviting. Great share.
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This is one such dish that has to be on the table either we go out to dine or there are some guests visiting us. YOu have made it perfectly
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dal looks so creamy and luscious
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Dal Makahni is our family gfavorite dish to pair with naan on weekends. Looks so delicious and creamy.
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