Dal Makhani
Dal Makhani

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, dal makhani. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Dal Makhani is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Dal Makhani is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

This Dal Makhani recipe is a restaurant style version with subtle smoky flavors and creaminess of the lentils. If you love authentic Punjabi food then you are going to love this Dal Makhani even more. Dal makhani recipe with stovetop and instant pot instructions.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have dal makhani using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Dal Makhani:
  1. Get 3 ⁄4 cup whole Black Gram Beans OR Urad Dal OR Black Matpe Beans
  2. Get 1 ⁄4 cup Red kidney beans
  3. Get to taste Salt
  4. Take 1/2 Cup Whole Milk
  5. Prepare 2 Tomatoes Chopped
  6. Get 1 onion Chopped
  7. Take 2 Tbs Ginger Garlic Paste
  8. Get 3-4 Tbs Butter
  9. Take 1 Tbs Garam Malsala
  10. Take 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
  11. Make ready 2 Tsp Chili Powder
  12. Get Pinch Kasoori methi

Rich and hearty, dal makhani is a combination of whole urad (an Indian lentil)and red kidney beans. It goes well with Naan, and Tandoori Roti. A Punjabi staple dish, Dal Makhani is the absolute favorite recipe that can easily be cooked to perfection at home. Traditionally, dal makhani is a labour of love, slow cooked for hours on hot coals, usually overnight This is the ultimate recipe for dal makhani - a buttery, luscious lentil curry.

Instructions to make Dal Makhani:
  1. Soak Urad dal and Red Kidney Beans overnight in 3-4 cups of water.
  2. Cook them in a pot, in same water with salt till it becomes soft. or Cook them in a pressure cooker for 3 whistles.
  3. Meanwhile in a non stick pan add butter and heat it up. Add cumin seeds when it crackles add Ginger Garlic paste. Saute them until it becomes fragrant.
  4. Add chopped onions, saute til they becomes translucent to light brown in color.
  5. Now, add chopped tomatoes, saute them til it becomes soft.
  6. Add chili powder, mix everything for a minute. - Add cooked Urad dal and Kidney beans to the pan(Drain water and keep it aside). Crush the dals with back of the ladle.
  7. Now, add milk and mix everything well. - Add salt to taste and cover the lid. Cook everything on medium flame for 15-20 minutes.
  8. To adjust the consistency you can add drained water we kept aside earlier.
  9. Add garam masala powder and let it simmer for another five minutes.
  10. Switch off the flame and season it with pinch of Kasoori methi.
  11. Top it up with melted butter and serve hot with Rice or Naan.

Dal makhani recipe - this is restaurant style recipe. To get the smoky flavor, dhungar method is used at the end of cooking process. It is very rich, creamy in texture. Dal Makhani or maa di dal, as it is popularly known in the Punjab, with its smooth velvety texture and lovely flavour is a delicacy that is very much a dish of the Punjab. Enjoy our Dal Makhani recipe with.

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