In this episode, a rich & creamy punjabi side dish, Dal Makhani, is being made in a very simple and easy way.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Black Lentils 1/4 cup Kidney Beans 2 chopped Tomatoes 1 finely chopped Onion 1 tsp Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp Garlic Paste 2 Finely Chopped Green Chilies 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilly powder Salt Coriander Leaves 1 & 1/2 tbsp Butter 1/2 cup Cream 1/4 asafoetida 1 Bay Leaves
Method: - Soak the black lentils and kidney beans for 6 - 8hrs. Pressure cook it with 1 Bay leaf for 3 - 4 whistles. Take out the whole content in a bowl. - Remove the bay leaf and churn the mixture and mash the dal a little. - Heat 1/2 tbsp of butter in a frying pan and add chopped onions to it. Fry till its golden brown in color. - Add chopped Tomatoes & finely chopped green chilies and cook till the tomatoes are nice and soft. - Add Salt to the dal - Pour the Dal, cream, water & little salt as well and boil it for around 8mins in low flame. - Now to make the tadka, heat 1 tbsp of butter in a small frying pan. - Add cumin seeds, ginger and garlic paste, asafoetida, chopped coriander leaves and red chilly powder to the melted butter and stir well for few seconds. - Take 2 tbsp of dal in the frying pan and mix it well so that there is no lumps left in the pan. - Add this tadka to the rest of the dal and mix it well and the dal is ready to be served hot.
