Daal Makhni

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Daal Makhni

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :6 Hr 0 Min

Cook Time : 40 Min

Total Time : 6 Hr 40 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 1 cups whole black gram (sabut urad)


  • 2 tbsp red kidney beans (rajma)


  • 1 pinch salt to taste


  • 1 tsp red chilli powder


  • 2 inch ginger chopped


  • 3 tbsp nutralite butter


  • 1 tbsp oil


  • 1 tsp cumin seeds


  • 6 nos garlic chopped


  • 1 nos onion chopped


  • 2 nos green chillies slit


  • 2 nos tomatoes


  • 1 tsp garam masala powder


  • 1/4 tsp cinamom powder (dal chini)

Directions

  • Pick, wash and soak sabut urad and rajma overnight in three cups of water. Drain
  • Boil sabut urad and rajma in three cups of water with salt and half the red chilli powder (you can add half the ginger too if you wish) for three whistles in a pressure cooker. Open the lid and see if the rajma is totally soft. If not cook on low heat till the rajma becomes totally soft.
  • Heat butter and oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds. When they begin to change colour, add ginger, garlic and onion and sauté till golden.Add slit green chillies, tomatoes and sauté on high heat. Add the remaining red chilli powder and sauté till the tomatoes are reduced to a pulp.
  • Add the cooked dal and rajma along with the cooking liquour. Add some water if the mixture is too thick. Add garam masala powder and adjust salt.Simmer on low heat till the dals are totally soft and well blended.serve hot