Dal makhani or dal makhni is a popular dish from the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The primary ingredients are whole black lentil, red kidney beans, or brown lentils butter and cream.
Everybody loves a basic tadka Dal as part of an Indian meal. A bowl of warm dal, rice topped with ghee is comfort food and even makes a perfect accompaniment to any meal. But when we think of slow cooked creamy Dal Makhani it’s in a league of its own. A traditional lentil dish that’s part of most Indian meals at weddings and special occasions.
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There are over 50 varieties of lentils but one that’s key to a classic Dal Makhani is known as black lentils and kidney beans. I am using brown lentils (brown masoor) today because it is my way of making this comfort food.
Many people use just yogurt in it but I Used tomatoes instead of yogurt for a rich tangy flavour,but I also added a little bit yogurt for that creamy texture.
Many people slow cook these lentils for more than 7-8 hours but seriously I don’t have time for that. That is why I cooked in a quick way. But you can cook it more if you want it extra creamy.
It is Dal Makhani, many restaurants add a huge amount of butter in it to give it creamiest texture but I just added few tablespoon! You can add as much as you like 🙂
Tip : I added Kashmiri red chili in it, if you don’t have that just add normal chili powder but reduce the quantity and add that just 1-1/2 tsp.
Serving = 6-7
Ingredients
List 1,
- Brown lentil 1-1/2 cup
- Channa dal 1/4 cup
- Oil 1/4 cup
- Butter 2-3 tbsp
- Ginger paste 2 tsp
- Garlic paste 1 tsp
- Tomatoes 2 big
- Yogurt 2 tbsp
- Fresh cream 1/2 cup
- Kashmiri red chili powder 3 tsp
- Salt 2 tsp or as required
- Fresh coriander for garnishing
Directions,
I made this Dal Makhani for my family lunch with Boti kebab, White Rice and Shahi tukray. Do Try all these recipes.
