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:
1/2 cup whole black lentils / whole urad dal
1 onion, minced
1 tomato, finely chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp tomato paste (or 1 large tomato, pureed)
2 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp 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.
wow…looks magnificient your Dal makhani..bookmarked.
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.
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The daal looks so creamy in-spite of not having used any cream in it.
wow! it looks so good!Healthy dish and i love it!
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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!
one of my fav side dish for rotis. i always replace milk for cream for most of the sidedishes.nice click
What can be more comforting? I don't care if you post it twice or two hundred times – always love to read your posts!
this looks great. my dal makhani recipe also has cream and is too long-winded. this is perfect. thx.
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!
Such a simple procedure,looks nice,this is perfect colour yes 🙂