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Dal Makhani Special

Rich Butter fried Dal

Recipe by Lata Anand of Santa Clara, US

16 comments
16 likes

Chef recommended recipe. It's lip-smacking and restaurant like taste will amaze your guests.

Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings

  • 2 tbsps. Kidney Beans
  • 1 tbsp Garlic, chopped
  • 1 tsp All spice powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1½ cups Tomato, chopped
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • ½ cup Black gram
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 2 tbsps. Ginger, chopped
  • ½ cup Raw Cream
  • 3 tbsps. Butter
  • 1 cup Onion
  • 1 no. Bay leaves
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder

Directions

  1. Soak whole black urad and Rajma overnight.
  2. Cook the soaked dal and rajma in three cups of water with salt, red chili powder and half the chopped ginger in the pressure cooker for about 10 minutes, till dal and rajma are cooked and soft. (Timing differs depending on the size and kind of cooker)
  3. Heat oil and butter in a thick-bottomed pan. Add cumin seeds, when it crackles add chopped onions and fry till golden brown.
  4. Add chopped ginger and garlic, fry 2 minutes , then add chopped tomatoes. Add turmeric powder. Sauté till tomatoes are well cooked and oil start to separate. Add garam masala powder to this. Adjust seasoning.
  5. Add boiled dal and rajma now and simmer on very low heat for fifteen minutes.
  6. Add fresh cream and let it simmer for another five minutes.
  7. Serve hot with Naan or Paratha,Puri or Rice.

Comments

areen

I made this out today and it turned out excellent thank you Lata ji.

swati

swati

dear nidhi , it is given 1/2 cup of black gram which is whole black urad. urad dal is split one but urad r not .they r whole.by black gram lata means urad. this is my thinking.

Nidhi

How much urad dal? I guess u missed it in ingredients...

vijaya

It is very very tasty but i added a little less of garlic

Divya

Divya

I think colour comes out nice red if we don t use turmric powder

Mital

Do you think 2 tbsp rajma and 1/2 cup black urad dal will yield enough dal for 4 adult male? Can I use 1/4 cup rajma and 1 cup black urad dal with same quantity of rest of the ingredients?

pooja bhatia

dal is so tasty.......

rajeswari

rajeswari

sorry not garlic,ginger & chilli powder.

rajeswari

rajeswari

raw smell will be there if we put garlic and red chilli powder while pressure cook.a kind of.

shoaba suhail

please specify the amount of ingrediants and you forgot the black urad dal in ingrediants thanks

farida abbas

Lata is a genius in cooking. i have tried her receipes many times and got appreciation from my family and friends. keep it up.

mamta

hello i tried this on whole masoor dal it came out well i miss my indian food in dhaka

architmehta

hallo lataben,good recipe.. can we used tuvar dal instead of black gram..and also we can garnishing it with coriender and lemon juice....

anila

you didn't mention the amount of black urad and rajma.

Harsh Tripathi

Harsh Tripathi

Try making Dal Makhani without onions. It will taste even better.

padma karthik

this recipe is really lip smacking and very easy to make also...

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