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Home » ACCOMPANIMENTS » Dal makhani recipe

Dal makhani recipe

June 15, 2009 by Raks Anand 63 Comments /

dal makhani recipe

Dal makhani is a rich gravy made with black gram – whole urad dal (with skin) as main ingredient and rich ingredients like butter and cream to make it tasty and delicious.
I was in a short unsaid break for a week and so could not update blog and missed some posts of yours too! That’s because my parents are here with me, and still we have a lots of things to share! Yesterday some how I managed to take pictures and post it. My friend Sangeeta who I always refer when I make or try something north Indian dish is away, then too, I chased her in mobile and took the recipe from her and tried, Dal Makhani.
I have updated this post with full video, the method might be slightly varying.

Dal makhani recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Lunch
Prep Time:  Overnight soaking  |  Cook time: 30 mins     |  Serves: 4

Click here for cup measurements

Ingredients

Black gram (Whole urad dal) – 1/2 cup


Rajma – 3 tbsp


Red chilli powder – 1 tsp


Green chilli – 2


coriander powder – 1 & 1/2 tsp


Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp


Garam masala powder – 1 tsp


Onion – 1


Tomato – 1, large


Milk/Cream – As needed


Butter – As needed (1 tbsp)


Ginger, Garlic Finely chopped – 1 tsp each


To temper

Cinnamon – 1 inch piece


Cloves – 2


Bay leaves – 1


Cumin seeds – 1 tsp


Butter – As needed (I used 1 tbsp)

Method

  1. Soak urad dal,rajma for minimum 6 hours or over night. Next day, discard the water and pressure cook till done, say 5 whistles, with enough water(water level should be above the dal). You can add a pinch asafoetida (hing) while pressure cooking these dals for extra flavour. 
  2. Cooked dal

  3. Drain and save the excess water and mash the dal with ladle. Chop onion, grind the tomato and keep aside. You can add chopped tomato too. Heat butter in a heavy bottomed vessel,add the To Temper table Ingredients. Add the finely chopped ginger and garlic and fry till golden brown. Add slit green chilli.
  4. Whole spice,Ginger garlic

  5. Add the onion and fry till transparent.
  6. Fry onion

  7. Add the ground tomato paste, salt and fry till oil separates.
  8. Tomato paste

  9. Add the red chilli and coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric (add more butter if desired)
  10. Masala powders

  11. Now add the water drained from the dal and boil for 2-3 minutes..
  12. Boil with water drained from dal

  13. Add the mashed dal and mix well.
  14. Add mashed dal

  15. Add cream at this stage and adjust the consistency.(add butter if desired)
  16. Add cream/milk

  17. Cook in low flame for couple of minutes and stir in between.
  18. Simmer

Notes

  • Rajma takes more time than urad dal to get soaked. Choose red variety rajma for easy cooking.
  • After adding cream, it should be cooked in low flame. If not adding cream, you can add milk in place of water and just butter is enough for richness.
  • Stir in between every now and then to avoid dal getting burnt at the bottom of the pan.

Finally garnish with ginger strips and butter/cream and serve with roti/nan/rice.

dal makhani recipe

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Filed Under: ACCOMPANIMENTS, DAL RECIPES, KUZHAMBU/ GRAVY FOR RICE, SIDE DISH FOR CHAPATI

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Comments

  1. Mangala Bhat

    June 15, 2009 at 2:12 am

    Wowowow ..Cool ..I love dal makani …my fav ! hey looks soo rich and yummy ! Nice clicks too

    Reply
  2. meeso

    June 15, 2009 at 2:13 am

    Omg… I'm making this tomorrow! Your recipe seems very easy and it looks so delicious!

    Reply
  3. Priti

    June 15, 2009 at 2:14 am

    Looks yum n perfect…

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  4. Kalai

    June 15, 2009 at 2:56 am

    This looks amazing! Enjoy spending time with your parents! 🙂

    Reply
  5. DEESHA

    June 15, 2009 at 4:19 am

    This looks absolutely delicious … I love this

    Reply
  6. Prathibha

    June 15, 2009 at 4:37 am

    I love this…Nice n creamy…..Enjoy time wid ur parents..

    Reply
  7. Chitra

    June 15, 2009 at 4:54 am

    Hmm, looks good..have rajma @home..will try this 4 sure:)Enjoy with uncle , aunty:)

    Reply
  8. LG

    June 15, 2009 at 7:25 am

    OMG..looks sooo tempting 🙂 I want to have that bowl of dal and little rice for my lunch 😀

    Reply
  9. jeyashrisuresh

    June 15, 2009 at 7:33 am

    We all love dal makani.almost i follow the same method except using cinnamon and bay leaf.pictures as usual,amazing.enjoy ur time with ur parents.

    Reply
  10. Kitchen Flavours

    June 15, 2009 at 10:57 am

    Oh wow love that creamy and silky texture….Iam ready with my rotis…parcel that dal bowl….awesome color and yummylicious….

    Reply
  11. rekhas kitchen

    June 15, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    wow dal makhani my favorite dal looks so creamy yum yum.

    Reply
  12. TBC

    June 15, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    The DM looks so rich and creamy! I will refer to this the next I make this dish. I always have a problem getiing the texture right.

    Reply
  13. Happy cook

    June 15, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    I love dal makhani and this looks so so creamy yummy delicous.

    Reply
  14. Laavanya

    June 15, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    Oh that looks perfect Raks.. i love dhal makhani too so creamy and good. Have fun with your parents.

    Reply
  15. Ann

    June 15, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    Wow.. Perfect picture Rak's. It's so tempting,looks so comforting and healthy too.

    Reply
  16. Priya

    June 15, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    Rich and prefect dal makhani…looks too delicious Raks!

    Reply
  17. Gita

    June 15, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    What lovely pictures! The dish looks so tempting andd gorgeous 🙂

    Reply
  18. Cilantro

    June 15, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    Dal Mmakhani looks great. You are blogging when your parents are here??? If it was me, I would have happily gone on a break until my parents leave. Have a nice time…

    Reply
  19. raaji

    June 15, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    vvooooo…dal makhani…so rich with lots of cream…just rotis are missing..

    Reply
  20. Viki's Kitchen

    June 15, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    Dal makhani explained perfectly. Thanks for this lovely recipe.

    Reply
  21. Uma

    June 15, 2009 at 9:15 pm

    looks gorgeous!! I never tried it at home, but tasted many times in the restaurants! Thanks for the mouth-watering recipe 🙂

    Reply
  22. jayasri

    June 15, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    wow!, cool, absolutely perfect, anytime I love this, pictures are perfect and good explanation, you really have got lot of patience dear, step aby step photos and explanation…, enjoy ur time with ur parents…

    Reply
  23. Pavithra

    June 16, 2009 at 4:46 am

    Wow this is my fav.. lovely pic as usual. looking perfect and creamy..

    Reply
  24. Doloncookbook

    June 16, 2009 at 11:26 am

    Wow … delicious recipe & the picture is really great .

    Reply
  25. Bharathy

    June 16, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Lovely curry!..V likes it a lot though I have not tried yet 🙂

    Reply
  26. Nithya Praveen

    June 16, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    One of my fav one! Lovely clicks too……u made it sound so easy.thanks for sharing:)

    Reply
  27. Parita

    June 16, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    My favorite, looks creamy!!

    Reply
  28. A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine

    June 16, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    Yummyyyy…Looks so delicious & creamy..

    Reply
  29. Valarmathi

    June 16, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    Looks rich and delicious.

    Reply
  30. Ramya Vijaykumar

    June 16, 2009 at 10:22 pm

    creamy tasty and a delicious dish!!! Makhani has come out well, you made it like a pro!!!

    Reply
  31. TBC

    June 16, 2009 at 10:49 pm

    I made this…tastes really good and looks as good as yours. 😉
    Thank you for the recipe. Your recipes always work well for me.:)

    Reply
  32. Ramya Bala

    June 17, 2009 at 12:53 am

    wow..yummy post raji…

    Reply
  33. RAKS KITCHEN

    June 17, 2009 at 9:44 am

    Thankyou TBC for your feed back :))

    Reply
  34. AnuSriram

    June 17, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    Looks yummy and rich!

    Reply
  35. Bhawna

    June 17, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    Very Nice click, Dal Makhani looks absolutely delicious.

    Reply
  36. Varsha Vipins

    June 18, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    aww..tempting me to go right now n try this..but I have my urad dal in white color..tat green color is confusing me..:(

    Reply
  37. Aysha

    June 19, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    The pics looks superb.Nice recipe!

    Reply
  38. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    June 19, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    Yummy! Its looks perfect and must have tasted great too…

    Reply
  39. My Taste Heaven

    June 20, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    yum yum~~~

    Reply
  40. meeso

    June 21, 2009 at 2:41 am

    I made this and it was AWESOME! Absolutely perfect recipe! My daughter and I ate it up and loved every bite… Thanks for sharing your recipe 🙂

    Reply
  41. Hari Chandana

    June 29, 2009 at 10:12 am

    Wowww…
    looks delicious… perfect presentation.. 🙂

    Reply
  42. Aysha

    June 29, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    Hey the Dal Makhani looks so creamy n delicious…Would have enjoyed na…

    Reply
  43. Priya

    July 3, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    Sorry, if I am wrong…Just a beginner in cooking.
    In the ingredients, shouldn't it be whole moong dal instead of whole urad dal?…In the pics, I see that it is whole moong dal

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  44. RAKS KITCHEN

    July 3, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    No priya,IT IS URAD DAL….in the picture it is the urad dal,I donno why,but after soaking the skin turned out to be dark green than black that time,but IT IS urad …I have another recipe with whole moong dal,do check out 🙂

    Reply
  45. Sudha

    December 2, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    Hi Raji,

    Today i prepared this dish n it was really delicious.Its going well not only with chapathi but also with rice.

    Reply
  46. RAKS KITCHEN

    December 2, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    Thanks sudha for feedback,I too love a lot with basmati rice 🙂

    Reply
  47. Sudha

    December 3, 2010 at 7:55 am

    Hi Raji,

    Today only i tried this dish n it turned out well.My hubby also liked it a lot.It was really tasty n good n was nice with the rice also

    Reply
  48. Ms. analyzer

    August 27, 2012 at 12:16 am

    Hello,

    do u know where can we get cream ? i checked in mustafa and little india both but could not find….

    Reply
  49. RAKS KITCHEN

    August 27, 2012 at 12:37 am

    Sure you can find it in Mustafa where they keep curd and all those things. I Saw tinned cream (nestle) in fair price where they keep cheese and all. There is also one brand called emborg in which you can find 'cooking cream' It is in fairprice.

    Reply
  50. Anna

    June 1, 2013 at 1:35 am

    Wow I tried this recipe. It came out very well. Thanks forsharing a lovely and delicious recipe

    Reply
  51. Anna

    June 1, 2013 at 1:35 am

    Wow,I tried this recipe. It came out really well just like restaurant taste.

    Reply
  52. Akshata R

    August 6, 2013 at 2:46 pm

    Hi,

    Can you please tell me how to m
    ake cream at home plz….???

    Reply
  53. akshaya

    April 10, 2014 at 3:07 pm

    hi, i have skimmed milk at home. can i use it in this recipe? will it taste good? btw, its boiled milk only right?

    Reply
  54. Raks anand

    April 10, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    not sure. you can try. If the milk is homogenous and pasturised milk then you can add as such

    Reply
  55. govt

    July 8, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    can i use the dal without skin?

    Reply
  56. Padma Raamkanna

    November 15, 2014 at 11:20 am

    Hi Raks,
    Is whip cream and cooking cream same? If yes, can i use whip cream in this receipe?

    Reply
  57. Raks anand

    November 15, 2014 at 11:23 am

    No I dont think both are same, use nestle tinned or tetra pack cream. Or available fresh cream

    Reply
  58. Galina Raman

    August 16, 2015 at 8:20 am

    You have mentioned, in the Dal Makhani recipe:

    Cinnamon/Pattai and
    Cloves/Lavangam.

    Actually Cinnamon is Lavangap Pattai. Cloves is krambu.

    Reply
  59. annareith

    October 19, 2015 at 3:14 pm

    After soaking the dhal, do you throw away the water and add new water to pressure cook it? Thx.

    Reply
  60. vallish

    October 27, 2017 at 3:54 am

    Hi, what is your usual measurement of "1 cup" for rice or dal or curd that you mention in any of your recipes?
    BTW, awesome recipes, every single one I have tried has come out perfectly 🙂

    Reply
  61. Raks anand

    October 27, 2017 at 4:02 am

    my one cup is 240 ml 🙂

    Reply
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    August 9, 2020 at 3:49 pm

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      August 9, 2020 at 5:43 pm

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