Category: Dal

A variety of Dal recipes …

Dal Makhani

Dal Makhani

Dal Makhani
Dal Makhani
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures
Preparation Time = 10-15 mins.
Cooking Time = 2 hrs.
4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Whole Black Gram (Sabut Urad Dal) – 1 cup
Red Kidney Beans – 2 tablespoon
Ginger, grated – 2 tablespoon
Garlic, chopped – 1 tablespoon
Onion, chopped – 1 large
Tomato, pureed – 2 nos.
Green Chillies, chopped – 2 nos.
Red Chilli Powder – 1 teaspoon
Bay Leaves – 2 nos.
Cloves – 5-6 nos.
Big Cardamom – 1 no.
Kasuri Methi – 1 teaspoon
Malai – ¼ cup
Milk – ¼ cup
Garam Masala Powder – 1 teaspoon
Desi Ghee – 4 tablespoon
Jeera – 1 tablespoon
Hing – ⅛ teaspoon
Coriander leaves – 3 tablespoon
Ginger, cut into thin strips – ½ tablespoon
Salt to taste

Method
• Mix urad dal and rajma and soak it overnight.
• Cook mixed dal with ginger, garlic, green chillies and salt in a pressure cooker for 4-5 whistles.
• Remove it from gas stove and let it cool.
• Open the cooker. Mix water and cook it on a low flame for 1 – 1 ½ hr. stirring occasionally.
• Heat desi ghee in a pan. Add hing, jeera, tej patta, cloves and saute for ½ min.
• Add chopped onion and saute till it becomes translucent.
• Add pureed tomatoes, kasuri methi and red chilli powder.
• Cook it until ghee separates.
• Add milk and malai and cook it on low flame while stirring continuously.
• When it starts boiling transfer tadka in dal and mix well. Adjust consistency with water.
• Cook it for another 15 – 20 min. until it becomes smooth.
• Add garam masala powder and transfer it in serving bowl.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves, ginger strips and white butter.
• Serve with laccha paratha or tandoori roti.

Panchvati Dal

Panchvati Dal

panchvati-dal
Panchvati Dal
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 10 mins.
Cooking Time = 15-20 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Mix Dals – 1 cup
(Moong Dal, Masoor Dal, Tur Dal, Matki Dal, Urad Dal, dehusked and split or dhuli)
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Onion, finely chopped – 1 no.
Garlic, finely chopped – 1 teaspoon
Ginger, finely chopped – 1 teaspoon
Tomato, finely chopped – 1 no.
Green Chilli, finely chopped – 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
Red chilli powder – ½ teaspoon
Everest Garam Masala – ½ teaspoon
Coriander leaves – 2 tablespoon
Desi ghee – 3 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Water – 6 cup

Method
• Wash and soak dal for 1 hr.
• Pressure cook dal with salt and turmeric powder for 2 whistles
• Heat ghee in kadai.
• Add jeera. Sauté it till brown.
• Add garlic, onion, green chilli and sauté till onion is brown.
• Add ginger and tomatoes. Sauté till ghee is separated.
• Add red chilli powder.
• Open the pressure cooker. Mix dal well.
• Transfer tadka in dal. Mix well.
• Adjust the consistency by adding water.
• Cook for 5 mins.
• Add garam masala and coriander leaves.
• Transfer in serving bowl. Garnish with desi ghee (1 tablespoon) and few coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with roti or rice.