How to make Dal Makhani Recipe

ingredients

1 cup urad dal / black lentils
2 tbl spoons vegetable oil
7 cups water
salt
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
3 green chillies chopped
2 onions finely chopped
5-6 tomato puree
1 and a 1/2 tbl spoons ginger garlic paste
7-8 coriander leaves
1 tsp whipped cream
30 gms of salted butter
1/2 tsp of hing / asafoetida
1 tsp kasturi methi crushed

Instructions :

For the Dal :

1) Keep 1 cup dal immersed in 7 cups water for 1 hour
2) Pressure cook the dal along with the water, until 3 whistles at a high flame and after 3 whistles simmer at a low flame for 30 minutes
3) Strain the dal from the left out water and keep the dal aside and keep the dal stock water, we will use this water later.

For the Sauce/Gravy :

1) Add the oil
2) Add the onions
3) Ginger garlic paste (70% ginger + 30% garlic)
4) Add salt and saute'
5) Add green chillies
6) Add the tomato puree
7) Add coriander powder and red chilli powder 

 cover kadai / wok with a lid and simmer for 7-8 minutes
9) Add Urad dal water stock
10) Add 1 tsp salt
11) Add garam masala
12) Add boiled urad dal and simmer
13) Add salted butter
14) Add crushed fenugreek leaves / kasturi methi
15) Add coriander leaves and leave to simmer
16) Top it up with whipped cream just before serving

Notes

Tip : The secret to a great dal makhani is, just simmer at a low flame for a long time throught the recipe and make sure you keep stirring it so that the dal dosen't stick to the bottom of the kadai/wok