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Daal Makhani

May-16-2016
Neha Paliwal
360 minutes
Prep Time
120 minutes
Cook Time
3 People
Serves
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ABOUT Daal Makhani RECIPE

This daal makhani is dedicated to my mom-in-law. Whenever she comes to my house. She always demands for this dal. It is a time consuming dish, but I must say the result you will be getting will be fruitful. It is really delicious and mouthwatering dal with loads offlavors.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Dinner Party
  • Punjabi
  • Pressure Cook
  • Boiling
  • Frying
  • Side Dishes
  • Gluten Free

Ingredients Serving: 3

  1. Whole urad dal - 2 cup
  2. Kidney beans - 1 cup
  3. Water - 4 to 5 cups
  4. Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
  5. Bay leaves - 1 leaf
  6. Red Chili powder - 1 tsp
  7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  8. Onion - 2 medium sized
  9. Tomatoes - 4 to 5 (chop
  10. Greenchilies- 2 to 3
  11. Ginger - 1 inch (finely chopped)
  12. Garlic - 7 to 8 (finely chopped)
  13. Sugar - 1/2 tsp
  14. Garam masala - 1 tsp
  15. Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
  16. Mango powder - 1 tbsp (optional)
  17. Salted butter/Ghee - 2 tsp
  18. Fresh malai or cream - 2 to 3 tbsp
  19. Milk - 1 cup
  20. salt as per taste

Instructions

  1. Firstly soak the daal overnight in water and in the morning pressure cook the daal with 5 to 6 whistles and let it cool. Check the daal it should be properly cooked, if not go for more whistles by adding more water.
  2. Take a wok add 2 tbsp of oil, cumin seeds and bay leaf. Let it crackle, add onions, ginger-garlic, chilies and stir them till they turn golden brown in color.
  3. Add the chopped tomatoes. Stir it well.
  4. When the tomatoes starts turning soft, add sugar, redchilipowder, coriander powder, mango powder, salt and garam masala.
  5. Add the boiled dal in it.
  6. Stir the dal, when it starts boiling add milk in the wok. Again stir it for 15 minutes. Now add butter and malai both in the daal.
  7. Add water if needed. Mix the dal and keep stirring it till it gets mixed properly.
  8. Add more ghee or butter if required. Sprinkle freshly chopped coriander leaves.
  9. Enjoy your Makhani Dal with rice or crispy parathas.

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Shalini Verma
Feb-03-2017
Shalini Verma   Feb-03-2017

Thanks for sharing such an easy reciepe of dal makhni...

priti Mehta
Sep-21-2016
priti Mehta   Sep-21-2016

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