Dal Makhani Recipe (Restaurant Style)

Name: Dal Makhani Recipe (Restaurant Style)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup (200 grams) urad dal ((Indian black lentils/ whole black gram)); ¼ cup (55 grams) rajma ((red kidney beans, or sub with urad dal)); 4 cups (960 ml) water to pressure cook the dal ( (more to cook in pot)); 2 tablespoons (30 ml) ghee ((or use oil)); 3 tablespoons (42 grams) unsalted butter ((cultured butter if you can)); ½ cup (65 grams) onions ((fine chopped 1 small to medium)); 1 tablespoon (18 grams) ginger garlic paste ((or ¾ tbsp. (9 grams) each grated)); 1 cup (220 grams) tomato puree ((bottled or 2 to 3 medium tomatoes pureed in a blender)); ¾ to 1½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to preference, I use 1 tsp)); 1 teaspoon garam masala ((+ ½ tsp more if you want at the finishing stage)); 1 teaspoon sea salt ( (adjust as needed)); 2 cups (480 ml) hot water ( (to add later)); 1 tablespoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves, optional)); ¼ to ⅓ cup (60 to 80 ml) heavy cream ((cooking cream or whipping cream, more to garnish if you want)); 1 bay leaf, 2 green cardamoms, 1 black cardamom

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:2h

I'll show you how to make the most delicious restaurant style Punjabi Dal Makhani at home. Slow cooking will transform only a handful of ingredients to this beautiful, creamy and luxurious dish.

Updated at: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:08:37 GMT