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Dal Makhani

Cuisine
Difficulty Beginner
Time
Prep Time: 6 hour Cook Time: 30 min Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins
Servings 1
Best Season Suitable throughout the year
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Sabut Urad dal
  • 1/3 cup Rajma
  • Salt (According to taste)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
  • 3 tablespoons Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 pinch Hing (Asafoetida)
  • 1/2 tablespoon Ginger & Garlic paste
  • 4 Tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons Coriander powder
  • Red chilli powder (According to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon Garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon Kasuri methi
  • 2 tablespoons Butter
  • 1 cup Cream
Instructions
  1. Soak black urad dal and rajma overnight 5 hours
  2. Transfer dal and rajma to a pressure cooker and add salt and turmeric to it. Pressure cook it till 5-6 whistles. Keep it aside
  3. Heat a pan with oil. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and hing (asafoetida). Saute them for few seconds. Add ginger garlic paste. Again saute for few seconds.
  4. Add finely chopped tomatoes/puree. Add salt and cook till masala starts leaving oil from sides.
  5. Then add coriander powder and red chilli powder. Mix them well with the masala and cook for 2 minutes.
  6. Now add the pressure cooked daal to the masala and cook for 20 minutes . Keep stirring in between.
  7. Then add garam masala powder and kasuri methi. Cook for another 20 minutes .
  8. Add fresh cream and butter. Cook for 5 more minutes.
  9. Granish with fresh cream and a cube of butter.
  10. Sever with hot jeera rice or naan