Рецепт Dal Makhani
Dal Makhani is a traditional North Indian vegetarian dish high in protein. Traditionally it is cooked on low flame for hours on charcoal, which gives it a rich creamy texture. Whenever I cook this I try to reduce ghee and butter as much as I can to make it healthier and also I never add cream expect if I am cooking for a party…. I can assure you even though you reduce ghee, butter and cream this curry tastes heavenly…. I have given the recipe as it is in the book and you are free to add moderate amounts of cream or butter if you wish…
Dal Makhani Recipe
(Recipe Source: Nita Mehta’s Tandoori Cooking in the Oven )
Serves-6
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Whole black beans / urad saboot
- 2 tbsp Split gram dal / channe ki dal
- 1 tbsp ghee or oil
- 5 cups of water
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp ghee / oil
- 5 large tomatoes pureed in a blender
- 2 tsp coriander powder / dhania powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp Dry fenugreek leaves / kasoori methi
- 2 tsp tomato ketchup
- 2-3 tbsp butter
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup cream
- A pinch of nutmeg powder / jaiphal / jaathikka
- Grind to a Paste
- 3 dry whole red chillies, deseeded and soaked for 10 minutes and then drained
- 1” piece ginger
- 5-6 flakes garlic
Method:
Pressure cook both dals with 5 cups water, 1 tbsp ghee, salt and ginger-garlic-chilly paste.
After the first whistle, keep on low flame for 40 mints. Remove from fire. After the pressure drops, mash the hot dal a little. Keep aside.
Heat ghee. Add tomatoes pureed in a blender. Cook until thick and dry.
Add the garam masala and coriander powder. Cook until ghee separates.
Add kassori methi. Cook further for 1-2 minutes.
Add this tomato mixture to the boiled dal.
Add tomato ketchup.
Add butter. Simmer on low flame for 20-25 minutes, stirring and mashing the dal occasionally with the back of the spoon against the sides of the cooker.
Add milk. Mix very well with a spoon. Simmer for 15-20 minutes more to get the right colour and smoothness.
Reduce heat. Add nutmeg/ jaiphal. Mix. Add cream gradually, stirring continuously. Remove from fire and serve with Indian Breads or pulavs.