Dal Makhani Recipe: The taste of Dal Makhani is liked by people of all ages. When guests come home, they can also be given the taste of Dal Makhani. If you have never made Dal Makhani, then you can prepare it easily by following our mentioned method.
Ingredients to make Dal Makhani
Urad Dal (whole) – 3/4 cup
Rajma - 2 tbsp
Onion finely chopped - 1/2 cup
Tomato puree - 1.5 cup
Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
Fresh cream - 1/2 cup
Butter – 3 tbsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Green chili chopped - 2-3
Cinnamon - 1-inch piece
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Green coriander leaves chopped - 2 tbsp
Cloves – 2-3
Cardamom - 2-3
Fresh cream (for garnishing) – 2 tbsp
salt - as per taste
How to make Dal Makhani
To make Dal Makhani full of Punjabi flavors, first, wash Urad Dal and Rajma thoroughly in water. After this, keep both of them soaked in water overnight. In the morning, take out the excess water of Rajma, Urad, and transfer it to a pressure cooker. Now pour 2 cups of water into the cooker and cook till 6-7 whistles by closing the lid. After this, let the pressure of the cooker release on its own. Then open the lid and mash the pulses with the help of a churner and keep aside.
Now put butter in a pan and heat it. After melting the butter, add cumin and let it crackle. Then add green chilies, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, and finely chopped onions and fry them. When the onion turns golden in color, add ginger-garlic paste, tomato puree, turmeric powder, and red chili powder, and cook. The gravy has to be cooked till the oil starts leaving.
After this add mashed lentils, salt as per taste, and water as required and boil for 15 minutes. After this, add fresh cream to the lentils and let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes on low flame while stirring with a ladle. After this, turn off the gas and shift the dal into a serving bowl. Now garnish the dal with green coriander leaves and fresh cream and serve hot.
