Dal Makhani

Name: Dal Makhani
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 5-6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup kidney beans (soaked for 7-8 hours); 1 cup black gram lentils; 2 tomatoes, finely chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons ginger, garlic, and green chili paste; 2 whole dried red chilies; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons fresh cream; Salt to taste; 2 tablespoons oil; as needed Cilantro,

Rupa Tiwari @mycookartbook

Rewa (Madhya Pradesh )

Dal Makhani is a delicious and creamy lentil dish that is a staple of Punjabi cuisine. Made with calcium and protein-rich black gram lentils, kidney beans, cream, and spices, this dish is both nutritious and flavorful. It is typically served with naan, tandoori roti, rice, or laccha paratha.

Rupa Tiwari @mycookartbook

Rewa (Madhya Pradesh )

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Ingredients

45-50 minutes

5-6 servings

1 cupkidney beans (soaked for 7-8 hours)
1 cupblack gram lentils
2tomatoes, finely chopped
1onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoonsginger, garlic, and green chili paste
2whole dried red chilies
1/2 teaspooncumin seeds
1bay leaf
1/2 teaspoonturmeric powder
1 teaspoonred chili powder
1 teaspoongaram masala
2 tablespoonsbutter
2 tablespoonsfresh cream
Salt to taste
2 tablespoonsoil
as neededCilantro,

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Steps

45-50 minutes

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First, soak the kidney beans for 7-8 hours and the black gram lentils for 1/2 hour. Then, cook the kidney beans and black gram lentils in a pressure cooker with salt and 2 cups of water.
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Now, heat oil and butter in a pan, add cumin seeds, whole dried red chilies, and bay leaf, and sauté. Add the ginger, garlic paste, and finely chopped onion, and sauté well. Then, add the finely chopped tomatoes and sauté everything well.
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Sauté the spices until the oil separates. Now, add all the spices and red chili powder, and sauté for 2 minutes.
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Now, add the cooked kidney beans and bring to a boil.
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Transfer to a bowl, add cream, and garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice or tandoori roti.
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