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Dal Makhani Recipe

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Total time
40 min
Serves
6
Cuisine
Indian
Dal Makhani Recipe

Ingredients

  • Black Urad Dal-1 cup Dried Beans or use 1 can of dal
  • Tomato Puree-2 cup
  • Ginger Garlic Paste-1 tblspn
  • Cumin seeds / Jeera – 1 tsp
  • Chilli powder-2 tsp
  • Coriander powder / Malli podi-1 tblspn
  • Garam masala powder-1 tsp
  • Kasuri Methi leaves (Dried Fenugreek leaves-1 tblspn)
  • Heavy Cream-3 tblspn
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar-1 tsp
  • Butter-2 tblspn
  • Oil-1 tblspn

Steps

  1. 1

    Wash urad dal in lots of water..Soak this over night.Drain it and pressure cook with a little bit of salt for 3 whistles and simmer it for 20 min.Drain it and keep it aside.

  2. 2

    Heat oil and butter in kadai and crackle some cumin seeds.

  3. 3

    Add in ginger garlic paste and sauté for 30 sec.

  4. 4

    Add in tomato puree and mix well.Throw in red chilli powder,coriander powder,salt,sugar and cook this for 5-7 min.

  5. 5

    Add in the drained beans and some of the cooking water and mix well.

  6. 6

    Add in kasuri methi leaves,garam masala powder and mix well.Simmer this for 5-10 min on a slow flame.

  7. 7

    Finish the curry with heavy cream and mix well.

  8. 8

    Serve hot with rice or roti.

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