Makhni Daal

Makhni Daal

Preparation Time: 30 – 35 minutes

Serves: 4-5

Ingredients:

Black spilt gram/Urad dal (whole):  1/2 cup

Red Kidney beans:   2 tbsps.

Cumin seeds :  1 tsp.

Chopped garlic:   6 cloves.

Chopped ginger :  2 inch.

All spice powder :  1 tsp.

Fresh cream :  ½ cup

Red chili powder : 1 tsp.

Butter:   3 tbsps.

Chopped tomato :  2 nos.

Chopped onion : 1 no.

Oil :  1 tbsp.

Salt :  As per taste

Method:

1. Pick, wash and soak whole black urad and kidney beans overnight in three cups of

water.

2. Peel and chop the onion, ginger and garlic finely. Wash and chop the

tomatoes.

3. Cook the soaked dal and kidney beans  in three cups of water with salt, red chili

powder and half the chopped ginger till dal and kidney beans are cooked and soft.

4. Heat oil and butter in a thick-bottomed pan. Add cumin seeds, when it crackles

add chopped onions and fry till golden brown.

5. Add chopped ginger, garlic and chopped tomatoes. Sauté till tomatoes are well

mashed and fat starts to leave the masala. Add boiled dal and kidney beans to this.

Adjust seasoning.

6. Add all spice  powder and simmer on very low heat for fifteen minutes.

7. Add fresh cream and let it simmer for another five minutes.

8. Serve hot with Naan .