Dal Makhani
Dal Makhani

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Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Dal makhani recipe with stovetop and instant pot instructions. Dal makhani is a classic Indian dish made with whole urad dal, rajma, butter and spices.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have dal makhani using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Dal Makhani:
  1. Prepare 1/2 cup whole Urad Dal,
  2. Get 1/4 cup whole green moong Dal,
  3. Prepare 1/4 cup kidney beans (rajma)
  4. Take 2 tbsp chana Dal
  5. Prepare 1 big tomato chopped or grated
  6. Take 1/2 onion chopped
  7. Prepare 1-1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  8. Make ready 1 tsp red chilli powder
  9. Make ready 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  10. Make ready to taste Salt
  11. Prepare 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  12. Get 1 tsp garam masala
  13. Make ready 1 tsp oil
  14. Prepare 2 tbsp butter
  15. Prepare 2 tbsp cream or malai
  16. Take 1 piece Charcoal
  17. Prepare 1/2 tsp ghee

The recipe does complete justice to the name and uses plenty of butter which balances out the heat from the spices and makes the final dal rich. The more slow cooked dal makhani is the better it tastes. In most Indian restaurants specializing in authentic North Indian food, Dal Makhani is simmered overnight or for many hours. Basically you can call it slow cooking of the lentils.

Instructions to make Dal Makhani:
  1. Wash and Soak Rajma in water for 15- 20 minutes. Wash all the dals together.
  2. In a pressure cooker add Rajma,all dals and all the ingredients except cream.Add 2 cups of water, pressure cook till 2 whistles and lower the flame and cook for 20 minutes.
  3. After 20 minutes open the cooker, check if Dal is cooked,if not add little more water and cook till 2 whistles.
  4. Dal should be well cooked and soft. Reduce if there is any water.When it gets thick add 1/2 cup water and let it cook till the Dal becomes creamy.
  5. Now add cream or malai to it and mix.
  6. Take a piece of Charcoal burn it on gas,(it will take some time). With a tong remove it in a small bowl,add few drop of ghee on burning charcoal. Keep the bowl in the prepared Dal and cover it with a lid and let stay for 7-8 minutes.
  7. Now Dal Makhani is ready to serve.Garnish with more butter or cream. It can be had with Naan or Tandoori roti or plain Roti.

This slow cooking makes a world of difference to the consistency of the lentils. Cook the soaked dal and rajma in the same water with salt, red chili powder and half the chopped ginger till dal and rajma are cooked and soft. Peel and chop the onion, ginger and garlic finely. Also chop the tomatoes. dal makhani recipe restaurant style dal makhani recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. an ideal dal recipe which taste's great when served with jeera rice or roti. basically it is prepared with the combination of black urad dal and rajma beans or kidney beans. both the grains are slow cooked in a pot and added with cream or malai which adds the richness to this black dal recipe.

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