Dal Makhani

A very famous Punjabi dish. Commonly eaten with naan(indian Bread). Usually has a large amount of cream and/or butter.

Ingredients(Serves 4-5)
Black grams (Sabut Urad) --- 1 cup
Kidney beans (Rajma) ------- ¼ cup
Ginger ---------------------- 1 inch chopped
Garlic ----------------------- 4 cloves minced
Onion ----------------------- 2 medium chopped
Tomatoes ------------------- 3 medium chopped
Green chillies ---------------- 2 halved
Nutmeg (jaaiphal) powder --- ¼ tbsp
Ghee ------------------------ 3 tbsp
Cumin seeds (jeera) --------- 1 tbsp
Milk ------------------------- 1 cup
Cream (Malai) --------------- 2 tbsp
Dal makhani masala --------- 1 tbsp (if available)
Kassori Methi --------------- 1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste -----------------to taste

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 25 more minutes.
4. Let the pressure cooker cool down. In the meantime, prepare tadka (onion and tomato mixture) as follows -
--- a. Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a pan; add cumin seeds; green chillies and onion. Fry until it turns golden brown.
--- b. Add tomatoes; fry it until the ghee is separated from the mixture.
--- c. Add the cream and mix it properly. Now the mixture is ready.
5. Now add milk to dal and cook for another 10 minutes.
6. Add tadka to dal and again cook for about 10 minutes.
7. Add salt and dal makhani masala as per taste.
8. Add crushed Kassori methi. Cook for another 10-15 mintues.
9. Decorate with some cream.