Maah Di Dal/Dal Makhni

Name: Maah Di Dal/Dal Makhni
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Urad lentil Aakhi or Black . .; 1/2 cup Rajma kidney beans or . ..; 1/4 gram Chana dal lentil or split . cup .; 2 onions . Medium size .; 3 tomatoes .. Medium size .; 3 tbsps yogurt thick . .; 2 green chillies . .; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste . .; 2 tbsps Ghee . .; 1 tbsp Jeera . .; 3... big pods cardamom .; 1 cinnamon .. Stick .; to taste Salt chilly . and red powder

pinksocks @cook_7828550

This is the King of all Dals. [Not queen because it is very robust and flavorful] Black lentils mixed with a little red kidney beans and gram dal is a match made is heaven.
Whenever I make this one, I hardly get time to click a decent picture of it. :)
Week- 2.
Theme- Traditional.
Dish for Day - Maah Di dal.
Origin- India-Pakistan.
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Ingredients

45 mins

4-serving

1 cupUrad lentil Aakhi or Black . .
1/2 cupRajma kidney beans or . ..
1/4 gramChana dal lentil or split . cup .
2onions . Medium size .
3tomatoes .. Medium size .
3 tbspsyogurt thick . .
2green chillies . .
1 tbspginger garlic paste . .
2 tbspsGhee . .
1 tbspJeera . .
3... big podscardamom .
1cinnamon .. Stick .
to tasteSalt chilly . and red powder

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Steps

45 mins

1

Rinse and soak the lentils over night in a big bowl with 3 times the water.
2

In the morning, wash the lentils in a clean mesh and pressure cook with 4 cups water, some salt for 4 whistles on full flame and 5 on a medium flame.
3

Puree the green chillies, ginger-garlic paste, tomatoes, onions and yogurt.
4

In a pan, heat the ghee and let the jeera splutter.
5

Add the cinnamon and cardamom pods.
6

Add the tomato onion puree and add the red chilly powder and salt.
7

Cook until the masala is done.
8

To this, add the boiled dal and stir well.
9

Add the butter once it comes to the boil.
10

Cook on an open fire fir about 30 min.
11

Add water if it thickens a lot.
12

Just before finishing, add the fresh cream and serve with fluffy rice and parathas.