Dal Makhani: Punjabi Dal Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup Whole Black Beans
• 1/4 cup Red Kidney Beans
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 tsp chopped ginger-garlic or ginger-garlic paste
• 1 0r 2 chopped green chilly
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp garam masala powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• salt
• 2 tbsp white butter
• water

Method:

1: Soak the both the lentils overnight if you are making this in the morning. If you are making dal makhani in the evening, then soak the lentils in the morning.

2: In a pressure cooker, add all the ingredients including the lentils and white butter. Add enough water. Pressure cook for some 10-11 whistles. Open and check if the lentils are cooked. You should be able to mash the both the lentils with spoon if they are cooked. If they are not cooked thoroughly, then pressure cook for 2-3 whistles more. Add water if required.

3: Now again open the cooker and let the dal makhani simmer in the cooker itself without the lid for 10-15 minutes. If you wish to add cream, you can add cream now and let the dal makhani simmer for 5 or 10 minutes more. Garnish with coriander-cilantro leaves.

4: Serve hot with hot rotis, naan, or jeera rice.