Dal Makhani

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup black lentils, soaked overnight (urad dal)
• 1/8 cup dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
• 2 -3 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• fresh cilantro leaves, chopped for garnish
• water, as needed
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a pressure cooker and saute onions till lightly browned. stir in salt, chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste, and tomato paste and fry for a few seconds.
• 2 add in the chopped tomatoes and cook for a few minutes to combine well. add lentils and beans, and enough water to cover them. pressure cook for 15-20 minutes till lentils are soft and done. stir in milk and let it come to a boil.
• 3 in a separate pan, make a tempering by heating butter and whole garlic cloves slit in the middle. stir the tempering into the lentils and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
• 4 serve warm with soft, fluffy naans.