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Green Gram Dal Makhani
A different type of makhani with healthy green gram dal. This makes a good accompaniment with rotis.
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Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Cuisine
North Indian
Servings
4
people
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
1
cup
Green gram dal
3
large
Tomato
Pureed
1
large
Onion
Ginger
small piece
5
pods
Garlic
chopped
1
teaspoon
Red chilli powder
1
teaspoon
Garam Masala Powder
1
teaspoon
Cumin powder
1
teaspoon
Oil
1
teaspoon
Ghee
1
Cinnamon stick
2
Cloves
1
Cardamon
1
teaspoon
Cumin seeds
4-5table
spoon
Fresh Cream
Instructions
Soak green gram dal for 2 hours and then pressure cook it for 4- 5 whistles. The dal should be able to mashed easily. Mash half of the dal.
Now heat oil in a kadai and add cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamon, cumin seeds. After that add finely chopped garlic and ginger.
Now add onions and fry till it becomes light pinkish colour.
Then add tomato puree and cook for 3 minutes.
add all the powders mentioned along with the salt and cook till the raw smell goes.
Now add the cooked dal along with the stock. If needed add some water and cook for 15 minutes till the lentils absorb the spices.
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At this stage add the fresh cream and stir well. cook in sim for 5 minutes and turn off the heat.
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Now the tasty makhani is ready.
Notes
We can use black pepper powder instead of red chilli powder. That will give you an amazing taste.
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