You may not be a fan of eating the plain boring dal, but everyone does love the taste of Punjabi dal makhani. The butter, creamy and fragrant dal is very much capable of tingling all your taste buds with its delectable taste. So, if you are having a hard time trying to convince your kids to eat the plain boring dal, then here is the perfect solution for you.
Try our easy to follow the recipe for Punjabi Dal Makhani and add a healthy and tasty twist to your everyday boring food.
Ingredients:
- Kidney beans or Rajma- 1 cup
- Whole black lentils (Urad dal)- 1 cup
- Turmeric- ½ tsp.
- Cumin seeds- 1 tsp.
- Red chili powder- ½ tsp.
- Tomatoes- 2 (puree)
- Ginger garlic paste- 2 tbsp.
- Green chili- 3-4
- Garam masala- ½ tsp.
- Dried coriander powder- 2 tsp.
- Butter- 2-3 tbsp.
- Milk cream- 5 tbsp.
- Chopped fresh coriander- to garnish
Procedure:
1. For making Dal Makhani you need to soak the dal and the rajma overnight in water. The next day, wash the dal and the rajma under flowing water and transfer them to a pressure cooker. Add 4 cups of water, turmeric, and ½ tsp salt to it and let the dal and rajma cook on medium-high flame for about the time you hear 5-6 whistles. After this turn off the flame and let the cooker cool down (don’t open it immediately).
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2. Now it is time to start with the tadka or the masala. In a kadhai, heat up some oil. When oil starts to heat up add the slit green chilies, cumin seeds, and chopped onions. Cook the onion till it starts to change its colour.
3. Once the onions are cooked, add the ginger garlic paste to the onions and cook it for 3-4 minutes.
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4. Now add the chili, turmeric, and coriander powder and cook for a few seconds.
5. Add the tomato puree and mix everything well. Cover the kadhai with a lid, turn down the flame to low and let the tomato puree cook a bit.
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6. After a few minutes, remove the lid and cook the masala and the tomatoes really well till most of the water is evaporated and the colour of the masala has deepened a bit.
7. Now you can add the dal along with all the water to the prepared masala and mix everything really well.
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8. Let the dal come to a boil and let it simmer for a few minutes so that all the flavours may get amalgamated together.
9. At this point, you can add some salt to it. But be careful because we have already added some salt while boiling the dal.
10. Now you can finish off the dal by adding ½ tsp. of garam masala, butter and milk cream.
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11. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander and your dal is ready to be served with crisp naan or fragrant jeera rice.
