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Dal bukhara

Kitchen Mai
A super yummy, silky and creamy dal recipe from Punjab made with black lentils
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs
Total Time 2 hrs 5 mins
Course Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, North Indian, Punjabi
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Pressure cooker
  • Shallow cooking pot

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups sabut urad dal or black lentils soaked in 4 cups of water overnight
  • 2 cups chopped tomatoes* canned
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 2 tbsp garlic paste
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tbsp coriander seed powder
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 2 tbsp kasuri methi or dried fenugreek leaves crushed
  • ½ cup fresh cream
  • 4-5 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp oil/ghee
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Wash the soaked and plumped up lentils well
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  • And add them to the pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook until they are soft and well done
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  • Heat another cooking pot with the oil/ghee and add the cumin seeds
    "dal bukhara - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • When they are well roasted, add the ginger garlic pastes
    "dal bukhara - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Sautee´until their raw smell goes off and then put in the tomatoes
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  • Cook until they turn mushy. Next add all the spice powders, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes
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  • Now add the cooked dal and mix well while smashing some using a ladle
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  • Add about ½ cup of hot water and cook the dal or lentils over medium flame for about 30-40 minutes. The longer you cook the more creamy it will become
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  • Once the dal comes to the consistency you are happy with (it has to be thick and creamy), drop in the butter
    "dal bukhara - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Mix well and then add the cream. Let it simmer for another 10 minutes and then remove from the flame
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  • Drizzle some more cream over the dal and serve this yummy dal bukhara with any Indian bread of your choice. Enjoy!
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Notes

  • If not using the canned ones, you can replace it with fresh tomatoes puree´
  • In case you do not have a pressure cooker, you can also boil the black gram in an open pot with a lid. The only difference is that, the latter process will take longer
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon
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