Makhani Dal
Makhani dal is a Punjabi cuisine, which is prepared with butter and cream. It is rich, high in calories and spicy. If you want, reduce the quantity of chilies to make it less hot.
Ingredients you will need to make this recipe:
Black gram (urad dal) : . . . . . . . . . 1 cup
Kidney bean ((rajma) : . . . . . . . . 1/4 cup
Onion (pyaj) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 small
Coriander powder (dhania) : 2 table spoon
Cumin seed (jeera) : . . . . . . . 1 tea spoon
Garam masala powder : . . . . . 1 tea spoon
Ginger paste (adrak) : . . . . . 1 table spoon
Garlic paste (lasoon) : . . . . . 2 table spoon
Red chili powder (lal mirchi) : 1 table spoon
Turmeric powder (haldi) : . . . . . 1 tea spoon
Tomatoes (tamater) : . . . . . . . . . . . two
Butter (makkhan) : . . . . . . . . . 75 grams
Cream (malai) : . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cup
Oil (tel) : . . . . . . . . . . . 2 table spoon
Salt (namak) to taste
Soak black gram and kidney bean for four to six hours. Add turmeric powder, finely chopped onion and salt and pressure cook for ten to twelve minutes.
Mash cooked dal with the back of ladle.
Heat oil in vagharia (small pan) and add cumin seed, coriander powder, garam masala powder, ginger paste, garlic paste, and red chili powder. Fry for a minute and then add finely chopped tomatoes. Cook it for two minutes and then add this temper in dal. Add butter and cream and cook makhani dal on slow flame for ten minutes.
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