Dal Makhani |
Ingredients Needed
Whole Black lentils / Saboot Urad Dal - 1/2 cup
Rajma / Dried red kidney beans - 1/2 cup
Bengal Gram/ Channa dal / Split chickpeas - 1/4 cup
Whole Spices
Cinnamon stick - 2 "
Cardamom pods - 3 green
Cloves - 3
Other ingredients
Bay Leaf - 2 small
Onion - 1 big
Fresh Ginger, grated - 1 tbsp
Garlic, crushed - 4 big
Chilli powder 2–4 tsp
Green Chilies - 2 medium
Chopped tomatoes 400 g
Unsalted butter 1 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Fenugreek leaves, crushed 4 tsp
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Overnight Soaking - 6 -8 hrs
Cooking time: 45 mins
http://nilgiris.com.au/pages/indian-recipes/indian-vegetarian-meals/dal-makhani.pdf
Wash and rinse the lentils. Cover with thrice it's amount of water and saok overnight. Change waters and take the lentils in pressure cooker.
In muslin cloth, take the whole spices and make a bag. Make sure the spices don't come out. Pressure cook for 3 04 whistles depending on the dal getting cooked.
In a non stick pan, heat the oil, add bay leaf and saute. Next a chopped ginger and garlic. Saute for couple of mins. Add chopped green chilies and onions. Cook till the onions are done.
Next add the tomatoes, chili powder and salt. Cover with lid and cook till the tomatoes are done.
When the pressure subsides in the cooker, remove the spice bag. Add the cooked dal to the simmering pan, add more water as required. Continue cooking for the next 15 mins. The consistency should be like thick soup.
Finally add the fenugreek leaves.
Serve with Naan or Jeera rice.
Notes:
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Nivedhanams Sowmya says
delicious and authentic!!! great and helpful stepwise as usual
vaishali sabnani says
This is one daal that I LOVE!..YES ..ANY TIME..this surely is a recipe for keeps..with a slight variation I make a similar daal, but still have book marked to make this perfectly.super tempting !!
Happy Cook / Finla says
Pass me few roties of rice to eat this delicious mix of dal.
Priya says
Super nutritious dal makhani, thick and irresistible dal makes me drool.
Chef Mireille says
what a flavorful dal
Reshmi Mahesh says
Delicious....Perfect with chapathis..
rajani says
This looks perfect with some rotis.
tamilsasikitchen says
Healthy Dalmakhani... Yummy....
PJ says
Would you believe if I told you I never tired this at home!This version looks very creamy and now I am tempted to prepare this..
divya says
Lip smashing gravy..looks great.
Raksha says
Dal makhani is my favorite, thanks for sharing the recipe
The Pumpkin Farm says
this definitely looks like restaurant style and no wonder why...you have done a wonderful job of recreating this dish from your friends recipe...i cant wait to try but has to be parked for a sunday when you have all the time to savor the flavors while cooking
Vandana Khemka says
yum yum yum!
Pavani says
Oh man, that dal makhani looks soooo good. Thanks for Ajoy's recipe link too. I think I found something to make for next week.
veena krishnakumar says
yum yum yum...drooling here
preeti garg says
Awesome Recipe we love this with naan plz send me one plate
Priyas Feast says
Well made makhani..only fav of dal curry of mine..nice recipe,valli.
Vanamala Hebbar says
wow hmmmm my fav..nice