Dal Makhni Recipe | How to make Dal Makhni Recipe

Ingredients of Dal Makhni:-

To Pressure Cook:-

• 3/4 cup sabut urad dal, 165 grams
• 1/4 cup rajma, 60 grams
• 1 tbsp salt
• 3.5 cups water

Masala for Dal:-

• 1 tbsp ghee or oil
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 large onion
• 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 green chili
• 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 1/2 tbsp red chili powder
• 1/ 4 tbsp garam masala
• 1/2 tbsp salt, or to taste
• 1.5 cups water, as needed
• 1/4 cup fresh cream
• 1 tsp crushed dry fenugreek leaves or coriander leaves.

Instructions:-

1. Soak both sabut urad dal and rajma overnight in three cups of water. Drain it and then add them in a pressure cooker in 4 cups of water with 1/2 tbsp salt and stir well.
2. In a blender, take chopped tomatoes and blend to a smooth puree. Keep aside.
3. Take a pan on medium flame, then heat the oil and add some cumin seeds and bay leaves. then add finely chopped onions. Stir and saute the onions on a medium flame often till they become light golden.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste.
5. Add green chili and stir for a minute.
6. Then add the tomato puree and stir again.
7. Add 1/2 tsp red chili powder
8. Add some garam masala and salt, according to your taste.
9. Then add the cooked Rajma and dal, and bring to boil. Also, Add 1 cup water or as required. Stir again and continue to simmer on a low flame.
10. When the gravy has thickened, then add 1/4 to 1/3 cup cream. Stir the cream very well. Then switch off the flame.
11. Then add fenugreek leaves or coriander leaves.
12. Serve the dal makhni with naan or jeera rice or tandoori butter roti.