Daal Makhani

Name: Daal Makhani
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150 gm black urad daal; 50 gm rajma/kidney beans; 2-3 bay leaves; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tbsp gram flour; 2 tsp ginger garlic green chilli paste; 2 grated tomatoes; 1 small cup cream/malai; 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 1 tsp dhaniya powder; 1 tsp salt; for garnishing; as needed Butter; to taste lemon juice; as needed fresh coriander; 1 glass milk

Meenal Singhvi Nahar @cook_13827442

Pune

#curry #gravy #daal #recipecontest #daal #daalmakhni #daalmakhani
This is a typical daal makhani which is so creamy and tastes delicious with tandoori /naan/rice.There is a secret tip in this recipe,follow this and you would be amazed by it's taste.

Meenal Singhvi Nahar @cook_13827442

Saved

Ingredients

1 hour

3-4 servings

150 gmblack urad daal
50 gmrajma/kidney beans
2-3bay leaves
1 tspcumin seeds
2 tbspgram flour
2 tspginger garlic green chilli paste
2grated tomatoes
1small cup cream/malai
1 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
1 tspdhaniya powder
1 tspsalt
for garnishing
as neededButter
to tastelemon juice
as neededfresh coriander
1 glassmilk

Saved

Steps

1 hour

1

Pressure cook soaked(overnight) urad daal and rajma to 5-6 whistles
2

Whisk it thoroughly when done.Rajma beans should be completely soft.Add half a glass of milk to the boiled deal and let it simmer on low heat.
3

In a pan,add 2 tsp ghee,bay leaves,and cumin seeds.saute it well.
4

Add ginger,garlic,green chilli paste and roast well.
5

Add in 2 tsp of besan and roast more until the raw smell goes off.Besan helps in binding the ingredients well and gives a thick luscious texture to daal.
6

Add in grated tomatoes.cover and cool until the mixture reduces to half.
7

Now add in the cream/malai
8

Let it cool nicely and then add to boiling daal.
9

Add in enough butter.For a perfect taste I suggest let the daal simmer in low heat for around 30-40 mins.This is a secret tip behind restaurant style daal makhani.They let the deal keep on cooking for hours.
10

Mix well.Plate it and garnish with fresh cream,more butter and fresh coriander.Squeeze in some lemon.Restaurant style daal makhani is ready.