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.
Since this is a rich curry with legumes, better to have it during day time for easy digestion and to burn the calories!
Goes well with steamed rice and flatbreads too.
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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 somehow 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.
About
Dal makhani is popular dish in a restaurant menu and widely prepared at home too. Originated from New Delhi, also known as maa ki dal.
For a perfect creamy texture, make sure to cook the dal soft and as it is simmered, mash it slightly.
Cream, butter adds on to the richness. It is said in restaurants, they simmer this dal overnight for an absolutely delicious results.
Method
1. Soak urad dal, rajma for minimum 8 hours or overnight. Next day, discard the water and pressure cook till done.
Say 5 whistles in medium flame, with enough water(water level should be above the dal).
Add a pinch asafoetida (hing) while pressure cooking these dals for extra flavour.
2. 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. In goes slit green chilli.
3. Add the onion and fry till golden and soft.
4. Pour the ground tomato puree.
5. Add the red chilli and coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric, salt and fry till oil separates
6. Now add the water drained from the dal and boil for 2-3 minutes..
7. Add the mashed dal and mix well.
8. Finally, add cream, butter at this stage and adjust the consistency.
9. Cook in low flame for couple of minutes and stir in between.
Finally garnish with ginger strips and butter/cream and serve with roti/nan/rice.
Recipe card
Dal makhani recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup Black gram Whole urad dal
- 3 tablespoon Rajma
- 1 Red chilli powder
- 2 Green chilli
- 1.5 teaspoon coriander powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
- 1 Onion
- 1 Tomato large
- ¼ cup Cream or ½ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1 teaspoon Ginger finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Garlic minced
To temper
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 2 Cloves
- 1 Bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon Butter as needed
Instructions
- Soak urad dal, rajma for minimum 8 hours or overnight. Next day, discard the water and pressure cook till done.
- Say 5 whistles in medium flame, with enough water(water level should be above the dal).
- Add a pinch asafoetida (hing) while pressure cooking these dals for extra flavour.
- 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. In goes slit green chilli.
- Add the onion and fry till golden and soft.
- Pour the ground tomato puree.
- Add the red chilli and coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric, salt and fry till oil separates
- Now add the water drained from the dal and boil for 2-3 minutes..
- Add the mashed dal and mix well.
- Finally, add cream, butter at this stage and adjust the consistency.
- Cook in low flame for couple of minutes and stir in between.
Mangala Bhat
Wowowow ..Cool ..I love dal makani ...my fav ! hey looks soo rich and yummy ! Nice clicks too
meeso
Omg... I'm making this tomorrow! Your recipe seems very easy and it looks so delicious!
Priti
Looks yum n perfect...
Kalai
This looks amazing! Enjoy spending time with your parents! 🙂
DEESHA
This looks absolutely delicious ... I love this
Prathibha
I love this...Nice n creamy.....Enjoy time wid ur parents..
Chitra
Hmm, looks good..have rajma @home..will try this 4 sure:)Enjoy with uncle , aunty:)
LG
OMG..looks sooo tempting 🙂 I want to have that bowl of dal and little rice for my lunch 😀
jeyashrisuresh
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.
Kitchen Flavours
Oh wow love that creamy and silky texture....Iam ready with my rotis...parcel that dal bowl....awesome color and yummylicious....
rekhas kitchen
wow dal makhani my favorite dal looks so creamy yum yum.
TBC
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.
Happy cook
I love dal makhani and this looks so so creamy yummy delicous.
Laavanya
Oh that looks perfect Raks.. i love dhal makhani too so creamy and good. Have fun with your parents.
Ann
Wow.. Perfect picture Rak's. It's so tempting,looks so comforting and healthy too.
Priya
Rich and prefect dal makhani...looks too delicious Raks!
Gita
What lovely pictures! The dish looks so tempting andd gorgeous 🙂
Cilantro
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...
raaji
vvooooo...dal makhani...so rich with lots of cream...just rotis are missing..
Viki's Kitchen
Dal makhani explained perfectly. Thanks for this lovely recipe.
Uma
looks gorgeous!! I never tried it at home, but tasted many times in the restaurants! Thanks for the mouth-watering recipe 🙂
jayasri
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...
Pavithra
Wow this is my fav.. lovely pic as usual. looking perfect and creamy..
Doloncookbook
Wow ... delicious recipe & the picture is really great .
Bharathy
Lovely curry!..V likes it a lot though I have not tried yet 🙂
Nithya Praveen
One of my fav one! Lovely clicks too......u made it sound so easy.thanks for sharing:)
Parita
My favorite, looks creamy!!
A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine
Yummyyyy...Looks so delicious & creamy..
Valarmathi
Looks rich and delicious.
Ramya Vijaykumar
creamy tasty and a delicious dish!!! Makhani has come out well, you made it like a pro!!!
TBC
I made this...tastes really good and looks as good as yours. 😉
Thank you for the recipe. Your recipes always work well for me.:)
Ramya Bala
wow..yummy post raji...
RAKS KITCHEN
Thankyou TBC for your feed back :))
AnuSriram
Looks yummy and rich!
Bhawna
Very Nice click, Dal Makhani looks absolutely delicious.
Varsha Vipins
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..:(
Aysha
The pics looks superb.Nice recipe!
Home Cooked Oriya Food
Yummy! Its looks perfect and must have tasted great too...
My Taste Heaven
yum yum~~~
meeso
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 🙂
Hari Chandana
Wowww...
looks delicious... perfect presentation.. 🙂
Aysha
Hey the Dal Makhani looks so creamy n delicious...Would have enjoyed na...
Priya
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
RAKS KITCHEN
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 🙂
Sudha
Hi Raji,
Today i prepared this dish n it was really delicious.Its going well not only with chapathi but also with rice.
RAKS KITCHEN
Thanks sudha for feedback,I too love a lot with basmati rice 🙂
Sudha
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
Ms. analyzer
Hello,
do u know where can we get cream ? i checked in mustafa and little india both but could not find....
RAKS KITCHEN
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.
Anna
Wow I tried this recipe. It came out very well. Thanks forsharing a lovely and delicious recipe
Anna
Wow,I tried this recipe. It came out really well just like restaurant taste.
Akshata R
Hi,
Can you please tell me how to m
ake cream at home plz....???
akshaya
hi, i have skimmed milk at home. can i use it in this recipe? will it taste good? btw, its boiled milk only right?
Raks anand
not sure. you can try. If the milk is homogenous and pasturised milk then you can add as such
govt
can i use the dal without skin?
Padma Raamkanna
Hi Raks,
Is whip cream and cooking cream same? If yes, can i use whip cream in this receipe?
Raks anand
No I dont think both are same, use nestle tinned or tetra pack cream. Or available fresh cream
Galina Raman
You have mentioned, in the Dal Makhani recipe:
Cinnamon/Pattai and
Cloves/Lavangam.
Actually Cinnamon is Lavangap Pattai. Cloves is krambu.
annareith
After soaking the dhal, do you throw away the water and add new water to pressure cook it? Thx.
vallish
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 🙂
Raks anand
my one cup is 240 ml 🙂
Jan
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