Ma ki Dal



Ma ki dal or mother's dal is a popular Punjabi dal preparation in pure ghee. It is a hot and spicy dish with full of calories. Reduce the quantity of chilies and increase the quantity of curd to make it less spicy. Ingredients you will require to make this dish:

Whole urad (black gram) : . . 1 cup

Rajma (kidney beans) : . . . 1/4 cup

Tomatoes : . . . . . . . . one to two

Ginger : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 inch

Garlic : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 8

Green chilies : . . . . . . . . . 3 to 4

Dry red chilies : . . . . . . . . 3 to 4

Onion (medium sized) : . . . . one

Red chili powder : . . 1 tea spoon

Cumin seed (jeera) : 1 tea spoon

Coriander powder ( dhania) : 1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder (haldi) : 1/2 tea spoon

Garam masala powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Curd : . . . . . . . . . 4 table spoon

Cream (malai) : . . 4 table spoon

Pure ghee : . . . . . 3 table spoon

Salt (namak) as per your taste

Soak urad (black gram) and rajma (kidney beans) in water for two hours. Now add chopped tomatoes, green chilies, dry red chilies, turmeric powder, salt and five to six cups of water. Pressure cook dal for forty five to fifty minutes.

Open the cooker after steam is cooled and then crush dal with back of a ladle. Heat ghee in small top or vagharia. Add finely chopped onion, cumin seed, ginger and garlic and cook for a minute. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and cook for another half a minute and then transfer this temper to dal. Add curd and cream. Stir it and cook it for fifteen minutes on slow flame.

Ma ki dal can be taken with parathas or steamed rice.


Also try this recipe - Nawabi Dal



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