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July 6, 2009

SECRETS OF RICH AND CREAMY DAL MAKHANI

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This dal is such an integral part of North Indian Cuisine that it is difficult to imagine a meal without it, it is a favorite with most of us and the taste is greatly heightened by serving it with butter naans or tandoori rotis.It is traditional fare at "langars" in gurudwaras, at weddings or simply any joyous occassion.Though it is simple to make the secret lies in adding two diverse ingredients, one is the mustard oil added in middle of the cooking process which makes the dal denser and imparts a special flavor and the other is milk added right in the end so that the dal is rich, creamy and thick, so here we go!



  • INGREDIENTS-

  • Black lentils (maa-ki-dal)-1/2 cup

  • Kidney beans(rajma)-1/4 cup

  • Onions(grated/pureed)-1 large

  • Tomato-1 large(pureed)

  • Ginger+garlic paste-1 tbsp

  • Mustard oil-1 tbsp

  • Milk-1/2 cup

  • Desi ghee-2 tbsp

  • Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp

  • Garam masala-1 tbsp

  • Dhania pwdr-1 tsp

  • Green chillies-2 finely chopped

  • Hing-a pinch


METHOD-Soak black lentils and rajma overnight, next morning, add mustard oil and hing and give 6-8 whistles in the pressure cooker and cook till done, keep aside.Heat desi ghee fry the cumin seeds till crisp, add onion paste and fry till brown , next add the ginger garlic and tomato and fry for 20 minutes till oil separates and masala turns dark, add green chillies, garam masala and dhania powder, cook for 5 minutes, next add this masala to the boiled dal and stir well, mashing up the dal, lastly season and stir in the milk, let cook for 10 minutes.Serve hot garnished with coriander and more thick cream.


As you can see all the ingredients are rich and the end result is very satisfying, is that the reason why it is also called maa-ki-dal?... and I would not recommend skimping on any one of them, this dal is certainly not for the faint-hearted!

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12 comments :

Unknown July 6, 2009 at 10:01 PM  

The dal sure looks great :) I love dal makhani, this one looks near perfect! :)

Unknown July 7, 2009 at 2:14 AM  

wow.. looks creamy & yummy..

Lakshmi July 7, 2009 at 9:23 AM  

It looks perfect...I would love to have some right now!

Unknown July 7, 2009 at 11:02 AM  

Looks really rich n creamy! Pretty presentation!

Raks July 7, 2009 at 12:11 PM  

I too posted recently,i love creamy rich dal! Looks wonderful!

Avisha July 8, 2009 at 2:26 AM  

I like the way you have presented the recipe.A very neat way.Dal Makani looks perfect

Aparna Balasubramanian July 8, 2009 at 6:10 PM  

This is one more dal which I love and your picture reminds me why.
I knew about the milk, but not the mustard oil tip.
Unfortunately, I still haven't acquired the taste for mustard oil.

Jayashree July 8, 2009 at 7:12 PM  

Certainly looks creamy and delicious.

Priya Narasimhan July 9, 2009 at 7:56 AM  

i have been trying to make a perfect north indian without any success. Yours looks so good and authentic..I will definitely try..

lubnakarim06 July 9, 2009 at 11:19 AM  

Oh wow....looks creamy and yum...

Lavanya Raj July 11, 2009 at 6:45 PM  

I love Makhani Dal..I will try ur recipe!! Ghee on top makes me crave now!!

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