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Dal Makhani Recipe | Dal Makhani Restaurant Style

Buttery and creamy delicious dal makhani recipe with rice and naan.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Soaking Time10 hours
Total Time11 hours 30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: buttery, creamy
Servings: 5 People

Ingredients

  • 1 cup urad dal
  • ¼ cup rajma Kidney beans
  • 2 chopped onion
  • ½ cup tomato puree
  • chopped coriander leaves
  • tablespoon butter
  • 2 inch finely chopped ginger
  • 2 finely chopped green chillies
  • 3 tablespoon fresh cream
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 2 teaspoon dal makhani masala
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • salt according to taste
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • ½ teaspoon cooking oil

Instructions

  • Soak urad dal and rajma in enough water for 10-12 hours. Later drain the water.
  • Rinse both of them in the running water for a couple of time.
  • Drain again and put dal and rajma in the pressure cooker and add 2 glass of water and ½ teaspoon salt in it.
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  • Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles on high flame.
  • After opening the cooker check that the rajma and dal are cooked and softened properly. If it is raw then again, add ½ glass water and pressure cook it for 1 or 2 whistles more.
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  • Keep the cooked rajma and dal aside for later use.
  • Heat the kadhai and add ½ teaspoon cooking oil and butter in it.
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  • Add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds. Cook it until it turns light brown.
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  • Add green chillies and ginger in it. Cook it until its raw flavour goes away.
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  • Now add onion in it. Cook it until it turns golden brown.
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  • Add ½ cup of tomato puree and mix it properly. You can use ready made puree or simply chop the tomatoes and blend to a smooth puree.
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  • Add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, 2 teaspoon coriander powder, 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, salt as per taste.
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  • Cook it until its raw flavour of masala goes away. And when masala will cook it will lose oil from the sides.
  • Now, add 2 teaspoons dal makhani powder.
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  • Add boiled dal and rajma in it. And mix it.
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  • Cook it for 10-15 minutes in low flame.
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  • Then add 1 teaspoon garam masala in it.
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  • Now cook it at least 1 hour on low flame so that the real flavour and texture will come.
  • Add 3 tablespoon cream in it. And mix it.
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  • Garnish it with green coriander.
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Notes

  1. You can add garlic in it. We do not use garlic in our cooking that's why I did not add in this recipe.
  2. Use Kasuri methi for additional flavour in dal makhani.
  3. You can increase the quantity of butter for additional buttery flavour.