Name: Dal Makhni (Dal with butter and cream)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 large red onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger, plus ½-inch (1-cm) piece ginger, cut into thin strips; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; ½ cup (125 grams) sabut urad (whole black gram); 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon garam masala (spice mix); ½ cup (100 ml) heavy cream; 1 teaspoon red chile powder; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 3 tablespoons butter; 4 medium tomatoes, chopped; 1½ teaspoons table salt; ½ cup (15 grams) cooked red kidney beans (canned is fine)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

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It’s a common misconception that the more butter and cream you use in this dal, the tastier it will be. The trick is actually in getting the right proportions of butter, cream, and ginger into the pot and cooking them with care. Serve with garlic naan or pudina parathas.