Admittedly, dal makhani is not my favourite Indian dal recipe and I tend to lean towards the simple dal tadka, methi dal, or the fabulous panchratan dal when eating out, but since this creamy dal dish is so popular, I make it now and then, especially when we have guests and I need a good side dish for my tawa naan recipe.
Dal Makhani Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients:
½ cup whole black lentils / whole urad dal
1 onion, minced
1 tomato, finely chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
1 tablespoon tomato paste (or 1 large tomato, pureed)
2 tablespoon milk
½ teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon oil
fresh coriander leaves, for garnish
water, 1 to 2 cups
salt to taste
Instructions:
1. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and saute onions till lightly browned. Stir in salt, chilli powder, coriander powder, ginger-garlic paste, and tomato paste and fry for a few seconds.
2. Add in the chopped tomatoes and cook for a few minutes to combine well. Add dal and enough water to cover them (about 2 cups). Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles minutes till lentils are soft and done. Stir in milk and let it come to a boil.
3. In a separate pan, heat butter and add whole garlic cloves slit in the middle. Stir the tempering into the lentils and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Serve with warm rotis or a simple pressure cooker vegetable pulao.
Jay
wow...looks magnificient your Dal makhani..bookmarked.
Shabs..
Thats looks real good nags....and sounds so simple...yday was just watching dal makhani @vahrevah and today its here...i feel like giving it another go now after the disasterous first attempt.
Love,
shabs@
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Vegetarian Zest
The daal looks so creamy in-spite of not having used any cream in it.
SriLekha
wow! it looks so good!Healthy dish and i love it!
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Wendy@The Omnivorous Bear
I really love dal makhani. I might make it tonight - the weather has changed here and it is cool, dark and rainy. That would be the perfect comfort food supper! Thank you!
jeyashrisuresh
one of my fav side dish for rotis. i always replace milk for cream for most of the sidedishes.nice click
Mriganayani
What can be more comforting? I don't care if you post it twice or two hundred times - always love to read your posts!
Arundathi
this looks great. my dal makhani recipe also has cream and is too long-winded. this is perfect. thx.
Sharmilee! :)
I m fond of dhal makhani...but had made it only once but the click was not decent so didnt postit...I've seen ur old version too...but this one looks perfect creamy n rich!
RAKS KITCHEN
Such a simple procedure,looks nice,this is perfect colour yes 🙂