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Punjabi Dal Makhani

Nov-26-2017
Ruchi sharma
480 minutes
Prep Time
60 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Punjabi Dal Makhani RECIPE

Dal Makhani is a popular dish from Punjab .This dal makhani is rich ,creamy and loaded with flavor.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Dinner Party
  • Punjabi
  • Simmering
  • Pressure Cook
  • Main Dish
  • Low Fat

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. whole urad dal 1 cup
  2. Rajma 1/2 cup
  3. Medium Onion chopped 1 No
  4. Ginger Garlic paste 1Tbsp
  5. Tomato puree 1 cup
  6. Cumin seeds/Jeera 1Tsp
  7. Cloves/Lavang 2 -3 No
  8. Green cardamom/Choti Elaichi 2-3 No
  9. Black cardamom/Badi Elaichi 1 No
  10. Cinnamon stick/Dal Chinni 1 inch
  11. Bay leaf/Tej patta 1 No
  12. Red chilli powder 1/2 Tsp
  13. Nutmeg powder/Jaiphal 2-3 Pinch
  14. Fresh Cream/Malai 1/4 cup
  15. Kasuri Methi 1/4tsp
  16. Butter 3Tbsp
  17. water 1 cup
  18. Salt As per taste

Instructions

  1. Wash and soak both dals overnight in enough water overnight.
  2. Add enough water and pressure cook the dal for 7-8 whistles on high flame.
  3. To check the doneness mash the dal with a spoon or with your fingers.
  4. Heat butter in a PAN.
  5. Add all the whole spices in melted butter and sauté till the spices gives nice aroma.
  6. Then add finely chopped onions.
  7. Stir and cook the onions until they turn its colour to light brown.
  8. Add ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell goes away.
  9. Add tomato puree and stir well.
  10. Now add red chilli powder and nutmeg powder to puree mixture.
  11. Cook the mixture on low medium flame till oil seprates from the sides of the PAN .
  12. Add the cooked dal,Water and stir well.
  13. Simmer the dal makhani on low flame.
  14. Keep on stirring the dal often so that dal don't stuck to the bottom of PAN.
  15. Once the dal begun to thicken add salt.
  16. Stir well and continue to simmer on low flame.
  17. When the gravy has thickened add fresh cream .
  18. Stir the cream well and turn off the flame.
  19. Consistency of dal makhni is not too thick or too thin.
  20. Serve dal makhani with naan tandoori roti or steamed rice.

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Amrisha Vohra
Dec-04-2017
Amrisha Vohra   Dec-04-2017

I will surely try this.

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