Dal Makhani

Name: Dal Makhani
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 35 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup sabut urad dal, (200 grams whole black lentils); 1/4 cup rajma, (60 grams red kidney beans); pinch of salt; 4 cups water, (32 oz); 4 tabespoons butter (vegan or dairy); 2 tablespoons ghee (substitute with oil if unavailable ); 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 medium onion (110 grams, finely chopped); 2 green chillies; 3 teaspoons ginger garlic paste (or freshly minced 1 inch ginger and 4 garlic cloves); 3/4 cup tomato puree (175 grams, use store bought or homemade); 1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste); 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder; 1/2 teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/4 cup cream (vegan or dairy); 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:3h 15min

Dal makhani is creamy and buttery lentils curry, most popular and special Indian dal. Black grams cooked for hours in butter and finished with cream. Best served with naan, jeera rice.

Updated at: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:18:16 GMT