Recipe : Black Dal

Preparation Time : 60 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• Black gram dal (whole udad) – 1 cup

• Chana (gram) dal – 2 tbsp

• Red kidney beans (Rajmah) – 2 tbsp

• Ghee – 1 tbsp

• Water – 5 cups

• Salt to taste

• Cloves – 6 to 8 nos.

• Cream – ½ cup (optional)

• Cream – ½ cup (optional)

• Ginger – 1 inch piece

• Garlic – 5 flakes

• Tomatoes (medium) – 5 nos.

• Green chili – 3 to 4 nos.

• Cinnamon – 1 inch piece stick

• Butter – 2 tbsp

• Coriander leaves – a few sprigs

Method :

• Soak the dal for 2 – 3 hours.

• Chop the tomatoes, garlic, ginger and coriander leaves finely.

• Slit the chili.

• Pressure cook the dal and rajma with salt and garlic for 3 – 4 whistles.

• Once cooked, let it simmer on a low flame for 30 minutes or till thick and creamy.

• In a pan heat the ghee.

• Add chopped ginger, chili, cinnamon, cloves and tomatoes.

• Cook on medium flame till the ghee separates.

• Add it to the dal.

• Add butter and serve hot.

• Add ½ cup cream just before serving.

• Serve hot with naan, paratha or jeera rice.