Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole urad daal (urad sabut)
- 1tbsp Red kidney beans (Rajma)
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- 1" Ginger piece
- 2-3 green chilies finely chopped
- chopped coriander leaves
- 4-5 flakes Garlic paste
- 1/2 cup stirred curd
- 1/2 cup fresh stirred cream (malai)
- 2tbsp butter
- 1tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1/2tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2tsp Garam masala
- Red chili powder to taste
- 1/2tsp dhania powder
- Salt to taste
How to make dal makhni :
● Soak rajma in water overnight.
● Add water & little salt and pressure-cook Rajma and urad daal till soft for about 20-
25 minutes. Mash and boil again for 15-20 minutes and add curd and cream to the daal.
● Now in kadhai heat oil, splutter cumin seeds and add garlic paste, fry till light brown.
Add onions and fry till golden brown.
● Now add ginger, green chilies and tomatoes and fry till tomatoes soften.
● Now add dry masalas (turmeric powder, chili powder, dhania powder & salt) and fry again
for a moment.
● Add daal and stir on medium flame. As soon as it starts boiling remove from the gas.
● Sprinkle garam masala powder and garnish daal makhni with coriander and add butter.
● Serve daal makhni hot. Goes well with laccha paratha, naan or rice.