Friday 11 April 2014

Butter Lentils / Punjabi Daal Makhni

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So... my sweet friends!! Today is another guest post by Monu. 
Lets see what she has to say to us <3


A warm hello from my side to Haffa's reader. First of all, I want to thank Haffa for giving me a wonderful opportunity by giving a slot at your place. It is really a wonderful experience as before. We were the cyber friends from a year probably, had a chance , met last week at some Cafeteria; I must say this friendship bond is getting more stronger and stronger. Sending my love to her for being my sweetest friend. 
This time I have come up with some cooking rather than baking. Some traditional Punjabi dish which is I am going to share and will try to elaborate each and every step. Very delicious, rich in proteins and simple to make: Lets head over to the ingredients and the procedure to be followed:


PUNJABI DAL MAKHANI (BUTTER LENTILS):

This meal is enough for 3 to 4 members of your family;
Ingredients you will need:

For Base
  • 1/3 cup of Bengal Gram Split (Chana Dal)
  • 1/3 cup of White Lentil (Mash Dal)
  • 1/2 cup of Pink lentils (Masoor Dal)
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 tbsp red chili flakes
  • 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp of Garam Masala
  • 3 tbsp of Butter
  • 1/2 cup of Cream
  • 2 tbsp of tomato puree
  • 1/2 cup of Chicken Stock (optional)
  • Water as required
For tarka
  • 1 tbsp of Oil
  • 1/2 chopped medium sized onions
  • 1 tsp garlic and ginger paste
  • 1 tsp of cumin seeds (Zeera)
  • 2 or 3 red chilli
  • 2 or 3 green chilli
  • Coriander for garnishing
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Steps to be followed

Step 1: 

Wash and soak the lentils for one or two hours. You can separately soak them, but it takes a lot of time, so I combined all lentils in a bowl. 

Step 2 : 

Normally I don't use Pressure cookers, but if I am making dal makhani, I prefer to use it. Pressure cooker the lentils at low heat with water as required for about 15 to 20 minutes. We want a perfect curry, so each lentil is to be combined nicely, giving a special taste and aroma. If not cooked properly, pressure cooker again for 1 or 2 more whistles.

Step 3 : 

Next, Open the cooker, add tomato paste, cream, butter, salt, red chilli flakes, turmeric powder and garam masala. Cook more, until you get a creamy and a smooth consistency in curry. Transfer in a bowl and set aside.

Step 4: 

In a separate pan, add all the ingredients required for tarka i have already mentioned, little sauté. Spread the tarka over the curry bowl. Garnish with coriander. Serve and enjoy ~

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Hope you liked the recipe :) glad to share the simplest traditional food recipe.. Thanks a lot Haffa.. bless you all.. Love ~


Thanku Monu for such a mouth watering recipe :) yummyyy!! Hope my readers will love it :)


Thanku for stopping by! Hope u enjoy this recipe :)

21 comments:

  1. Thanks Haffa for giving me a space plus welcome back home :)

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    1. welcomee dear <3 and thnx fr such a delicious recipee..

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  2. Delicious preparation...lovely guest post...

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  3. Super buttery daal makhani !!

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  4. I love this lentil dish, and surly will try your method...Nice guest post...Good job girls..:)

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  5. love this, looks delicious!!

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  6. Oh super guest post .Looks very tempting

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  7. Beautiful. I love lentils and this is a recipe I would very much enjoy. Blessings dear. Catherine

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    1. Thanku for ur valuable comments Catherine :)

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  8. Punjabi dal makhni looks tempting and delecious as well.

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  9. lovely guest post ...dal makhani looks too good

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  10. that dal looks so inviting...

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