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Dal Makhani or Mah ki Dal |
Dal Makhani or Mah ki Dal – Ultimate comfort food
There is something special about comfort food. Apart from
providing comfort, generally it has got some nostalgic, sentimental value. The
immediate feel good factor ☺☺. Every region has its own variety of these satisfying food.
Like in North India, especially in Punjab, rajma - chawal, dal makhani, butter
chicken, chole - kulcha etc. are part of comfort food. Preparation of these
foods changes from family to family. And what you get in restaurants is again
much different from the origin. So today for lunch I prepared Dal Makhani or
Black lentil in traditional way.
Ingredients:
1. Kidney beans (rajma)
2. Split chickpeas (chana dal)
3. Whole black gram (sabut urad)
4. Black lentils (urad dal)
5. Garam masala powder
6. Water
7. Yogurt
8. Butter
9. Cumin seeds
10. Whole spices
11. Finely chopped onions
12. Ginger-garlic-green chilli paste
13. Turmeric powder
14. Red chilli powder
15. Cumin powder
16. Coriander powder
17. Tomato puree
18. Fresh cream
19. Salt
Method:
1. Soak overnight kidney beans, split chickpeas, whole black
gram and black lentils.
2. Next day pressure cook all lentils with some garam masala
powder and water.
3. Once cool down, add yogurt and butter in the cooked lentil
mixture. Mix and mash well with wooden churner.
4. In a different heated pan, add butter, cumin seeds, whole
spices and finely chopped onions. Sauté.
5. Add ginger-garlic-green chilli paste. Sauté again.
6. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder,
coriander powder, garam masala powder.
7. Add tomato puree and sauté till oil separates. Add lightly
beaten fresh cream. Sauté little. Now add this mixture to lentil mixture.
8. Add salt and garam masala powder. Cook on low flame for
15-20 minutes.
9. Make tempering of butter, red chilli powder and garam
masala powder. Add it to dal and serve hot with rice or roti.
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