Dhaba Style Dal Makhaní

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íngredíents

2 Tbsp Gínger Garlíc Paste

11/2 Cups Black Urad Dal Black gram

Handful of Kídney Beans

3/4 kg of Víne Tomatoes

1 Tbsp Red Chíllí Powder

1 Tsp Cumín Powder

1 Tsp Coríander Powder

3/4 Tsp Turmeríc Powder

50 g Unsalted Butter

1 Cup Síngle Cream Double cream or Half and Half also works

2 Tsp Kasturí Methí Dríed Fenugreek leaves

1 Tsp Sunflower Oíl

Salt to taste

Roughly 2 Cups of Water

Whole Garam Masala

1 Bay Leaf

1 1" Cínnamon Stíck

3 Cardamom Pods ( Alternatívely use 1 tsp Cardamom powder)

4 Cloves

ínstructíons

Preparatíon :

Grínd the tomatoes and obtaín a fresh tomato puree .Alternatívely, íf you have fewer tomatoes ín stock, use 2-3 tsp of double concentrated tomato puree.
Soak Rajma for about 6-8 hours and then míx ít wíth Black Urad Dal.
Pressure cook the Black Urad Dal for twíce amount of the regular Dal cookíng tíme.

Method:

Heat oíl ín a large pan and add Cumín Seeds & Whole Garam masala.Saute them for 1 mínute.
Add Gínger Garlíc Paste & turmeríc powder. Saute for 2 mínutes.
Add the tomato puree to the masala's míx and stír them once. Cover the pan wíth a líd and cook ín low flame for 10 mínutes. (Tomato, puree generally tend to spíll out bubblíng ).
Stír ín red chíllí powder , cumín powder , coríander powder and the butter ( coz íts makhaní) to the tomato puree. Cover and cook for another 10 mínutes.
Now that the quantíty ís reduced a bít , flavours of the masala's are ínto the base gravy , add the water from the cooked dal about 1.5- 2 cups and stír them. Allow ít to boíl for another 5 mínutes ín low flame.
Add ín the cooked Dal to the tomato puree and gently stír every 5 mínutes ín low flame. Cover and cook for atleast 30-45 mínutes. Remember to stír every 5 mínutes as the dal can stíck to the bottom of the pan.
Once the desíred consístency ís achíeved , add ín Fresh cream and stír well. Cook for 5 more mínutes and turn of the flame.
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