Dal Makhani A Spicy East Indian Lentil and Bean Dish
Recipe: #10109
July 15, 2013
Categories: Side Dishes, Beans, Indian, Heart Healthy, High Fiber, No Eggs, Kidney Beans, more
"This recipe is an old favorite of mine when I hosted my Curry Dinners. I am lazy now and buy it ready made. The first ingredient Black Gram is also known as Sabut Urad or Vigna Mungo is is a black lentil. Do not confuse it with the small black bean lentils. It is available in any East Indian market and in some chain grocery stores This is even better the next day. Your time needed for cooking is overnight soaking and then 2-3 hours simmering the lentils until they are very soft."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (510.2 g)
- Calories 585.3
- Total Fat - 26.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 17.2 g
- Cholesterol - 45.8 mg
- Sodium - 197.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 72.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 17.1 g
- Sugars - 15.7 g
- Protein - 19.4 g
- Calcium - 162.9 mg
- Iron - 7.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 190.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Wash the black gram and kidney beans removing any little extras.
Step 2
Cover generously with water and soak over night
Step 3
Change the water cover with water and about an inch more, bring to a boil and simmer for 2-3 hours or until they are very soft, watch you may have to add some water as you simmer them.
Step 4
Drain the lentils and reserve the water left after cooking the lentils.
Step 5
Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet, add cumin
Step 6
When the cumin begins to change colour add ginger, garlic and onion.
Step 7
Saute until golden
Step 8
Add jalapenos, tomatoes continue cooking over medium low heat until the tomatoes are reduced to a pulp.
Step 9
Now add the soft black gram and kidney beans along with some cooking liquid.
Step 10
Add liquid bit by bit, you want the dal mixture to have some texture but not too stiff.
Step 11
If there was not enough cooking liquid add some water
Step 12
Finally add the garam masala powder and adjust salt.
Step 13
Serve hot with your favorite East Indian dishes
Tips
No special items needed.