Step-by-Step Guide to Make Award-winning Dal Makhani

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, dal makhani. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Dal Makhani is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Dal Makhani is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook dal makhani using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Dal Makhani:

1. Take To pressure cook together
2. Prepare Black lentils (sabut urad dal)
3. Make ready Split Bengal gram (Chana dal)
4. Get Red kidney beans (Rajma)
5. Get Ghee
6. Take To prepare the dal
7. Get Salt
8. Get Oil
9. Take ginger (cut into big chunks)
10. Prepare Ginger garlic paste
11. Make ready Tomato
12. Take Water
13. Prepare Kasturi Methi
14. Get Degi Red chilli powder
15. Prepare Garam Masala
16. Take Butter
17. Prepare Salt
18. Prepare Degi Mirch
19. Prepare Readymade Tomato puree
20. Make ready Cream

Instructions to make Dal Makhani:

1. Transfer the black lentils, kidney beans and split black gram in a big bowl. Wash nicely 2-3 times. Now soak them in water overnight. In the morning throw the water in which dal is soaked and wash the dal with fresh water.
2. Wash and cut the tomatoes in big chunks. Grind the tomatoes to a puree in a grinder. Sieve the puree to remove the seeds and peels. Keep aside.
3. To prepare the dal; Add the soaked dal to the pressure cooker along with 5 cups of fresh water, chunks of ginger, salt andghee. Give it 5 whistles on high heat, and then let the dal simmer for 45 minutes on low heat. After 45 minutes remove from heat and let the pressure drop by itself. Once the pressure drops open the lid and remove the big chunks of ginger.
4. In the meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp of butter in a kadai/wok. Add ginger garlic paste and let it cook for 30 seconds.
5. 5Next add the prepared tomato puree to the kadai. Cook till the tomatoes are dry and oil is released on the sides.
6. Add kasuri methi, degi mirch, Degi red chilli powder, garam masala and salt. Cook 10 seconds.
7. Add the pressure cooked dal. Mix well. Keep cooking the dal for 20-30 minutes while stirring and mashing it a little in between.
8. Now add the ready made tomato puree and butter. Mix well. - 9.
9. At this stage if you feel the dal is becoming very thick add some hot water and mix.
10. Finally remove from heat and add the cream and mix well. Check for seasonings. - Serve with naan, paratha or rice and soak in the glory of all the compliments you receive for this wonderful recipe.

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