DAL MAKHANI

Dal makhani

INGREDIENTS:-

• 150 gm whole black urad dal
• 50 gm Rajma(red kidney beans)
• 100 gm Chana dal
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 1/2 cup Fresh cream
• 1 tsp Garam masala powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 Green chillies(sliced)
• 1/2 cup Tomato puree
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Ginger paste
• 1 tbsp Garlic paste
• 1 Onion finely chopped
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• 1 tsp Corrainder powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp chopped Garlic
• 1 tsp dried Fenugreek leaves
• 5-6 Cloves
• 2 inch Cinnamon stick

METHOD:-

1. Soak urad dal, rajma, and chana dal in water overnight or for 5-6 hours.
2. Wash the dal thoroughly and make sure that there is no stones in it.
3. Then put all the soaked dal and a little salt in a pressure cooker, then take a muslin cloth and put the cloves and cinnamon stick in it and seal the muslin cloth tightly.
4. And put the muslin cloth along with spice in the pressure cooker and cook untill it gives 3-4 whistles or untill the dals are properly tendered.
5. The whole spices tied in the muslin cloth which we put in the pressure cooker gives a plesant aroma to the dals.
6. Now remove the muslin cloth from the pressure cooker and drain the excess water from the dals.
7. Then heat 1 tbsp of butter in a pan add cumin seeds, bay leaves, green chillies, chopped garlic and onions and fry untill onions are golden brown.
8. Then add the ginger paste, garlic paste and saute for 3-4 minutes.
9. Now add the tomato puree, turmeric powder, cumin powder, corrainder powder into it and cook for 5 minutes in medium flame.
10. Then put the cooked dal and little salt into it and mix well.
11. And cook for 12-15 minutes.
12. Now put the garam masala powder and fenugheer leaves into it and cook for another 2 min.
13. Then put the fresh cream into it and stirr well and immediately remove the dish from heat.
14. Then put 2 tbsp of butter into it and serve hot with paratha, pooris etc.