Butter Lentils / Punjabi Daal Makhni

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

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 ~

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 :)