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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Dal Makhani without onions

A popular punjabi dish.

Ingredients (Serves 4-5)
Black grams (Sabut Urad) --- 1 cup
Kidney beans (Rajma) ------- ¼ cup
Ginger ---------------------- 1 inch chopped
Garlic ----------------------- 4 cloves minced (optional)
Tomatoes ------------------- 3 medium
Nutmeg (jaiphal) powder --- ¼ tbsp
Milk ------------------------- 2 cups
Dal makhani masala --------- 1 tbsp (if available)
Kassori Methi --------------- 1 tbsp
Salt to taste ----------------- to taste
Corrinder Leaves ----------- for garnish

Method
1. Wash black grams and kidney beans. Soak it in water (about 2” above the level) overnight or for about 7-8 hours.
2. Wash it properly. In pressure cooker, put soaked dal (black grams and kidney beans), ginger, garlic, nutmeg, salt (2 tbsp), ghee (1 tbsp) and water (1”above the dal level).
3. Pressure cook for 1-2 whistles and then reduce flame to low and cook for about 30 more minutes.
4. Let the pressure cooker cool down.
5. Blanch the tomatotes and make pure.
6. Now add milk and Kassori methi to dal and cook for another 10 minutes.
6. Add tomato pure to dal and again cook for about 10-15 minutes.
7. Add salt(if required) and dal makhani masala and cook for another 10-15 mintues.
9. Decorate with coriander leaves.

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