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Restaurant Style Dal Makhani Recipe

Posted on Feb 22nd, 2021
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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Dal Makhani, a cream and butter rich popular dal variety in India. Black Urad dal and Rajma are cooked with rich butter and cream based tomato gravy. Relish with any Indian Flat breads like Roti/ Naan/ Paratha etc or with Jeera rice. Learn here how to make this Dal Makhani with step by step pictures and instructions.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Soaking Time 8 hours
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Dal Makhani, often referred to “Maa Ki Dal” (Mother of all Dal varieties). Yes, the statement is absolutely true. The texture, flavour, taste is irresistible. It is one of the most popular Punjabi dish. No doubt, Dal Makhani is calorie rich dish. But a proper schedule of exercise should be healthy to burn the calories rather than taking low calorie food. So enjoy the calorie rich food making sure you are working out to burn the extra calories. The primary ingredients of Dal Makhani is Whole Black Urid Dal and Red kidney beans. We can also substitute the kidney beans with channa dal also.
Conventional way of cooking this yummy dish is a time consuming process which requires slow cooking of the dal and the gravy for atleast 6-8 hours. The texture and the flavour will be perfect if we cook in low flame for atleast 2-3 hours. But nowadays we should be cautious of the fuel and time and hence we can prepare it quickly doing some little tricks. I have shared below some of the tricks to get this dish in actual texture and taste within an hour itself. Lets see the recipe now…

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Restaurant Style Dal Makhani Recipe
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Restaurant Style Dal Makhani Recipe

Course: Dal Varieties
Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, North Indian, Punjabi
Equipments Needed
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
  • Pressure Cooker
  • Mixer Grinder
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Soaking Time: 8 hours
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 135kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Dal Makhani, a cream and butter rich popular dal variety in India. Black Urad dal and Rajma are cooked with rich butter and cream based tomato gravy. Relish with any Indian Flat breads like Roti/ Naan/ Paratha etc or with Jeera rice. Learn here how to make this Dal Makhani with step by step pictures and instructions.
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Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Black Urad Dal 1 Cup - 250ml
  • 1 tbsp Rajma / Kidney Beans
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 Onion Finely Chopped
  • 3 Tomato
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1 tbsp Kasoori Methi (Dry Fenugreek Leaves)
  • ¼ Cup Fresh Cream
  • 1½ tsp Salt Adjust As needed
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves

For Tempering

  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
  • 3 Cloves
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 1 tsp Ginger Grated
  • 2 Green Chili

Instructions 

  • Wash and soak the whole urid dal and the rajma in water overnight. In the morning drain the soaked water and add 4 cups of fresh water and pressure cook the dals with salt and turmeric powder. Keep the flame and allow the first whistle, then make the flame low and allow 5 more whistles. Slow cooking of the dals make it cook nicely. 
  • Drain the water from the cooked dal and keep it aside as we are going to use it later. Do not discard the water. The cooked water not only gives the texture but also flavour to the dish.
  • Heat 2 tablespoon of butter and add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and chopped ginger and saute them for a minute. Then add onions along with a pinch of salt and cook till the onions are translucent. 
  • I have already made puree out of the tomatoes and kept ready. So now, I am going to add the tomato puree to the pan. Keep the flame medium and cook the tomato puree for atleast 10 minutes. After 10 minutes when the tomato puree gets cooked and nicely blended with the spices add the strained dal water to the pan and add red chilli powder and mix well and again cook everything in low flame for another 5 minutes. The strained water adds the texture and flavour to the dish.
  • Meanwhile, take 2 tablespoon of the cooked dal in a mixer and grind it to a nice paste. This is the trick we need to use. This paste brings a thick consistency to the gravy and also gives a nice texture.
  • Add the ground dal paste  to the dal mixture in the pan and mix well. Now, add the remaining butter and again cook  the dal in low flame. 
  • Then its time to add the kasoori methi. Crush the kasoori methi between your palms and add it to the pan and mix well. Finally add the cooked urid dal and the rajma and mix well. Adjust the salt if needed.
  • Cover the pan and cook the dal in low flame for another 20 minutes. Add fresh cream and stir well. Keep in flame for another couple of minutes. Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves and remove from flame.
  • Just before serving again add little cream and serve hot!. The delicious Dal Makhani is now ready to serve with any Indian breads or Pulao.

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Restaurant Style Dal Makhani Recipe
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 135 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Protein 5g10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:

  • Wash and soak the whole urid dal and the rajma in water overnight. In the morning drain the soaked water and add 4 cups of fresh water and pressure cook the dals with salt and turmeric powder. Keep the flame and allow the first whistle, then make the flame low and allow 5 more whistles. Slow cooking of the dals make it cook nicely. 
  • Drain the water from the cooked dal and keep it aside as we are going to use it later. Do not discard the water. The cooked water not only gives the texture but also flavour to the dish.
  • Heat 2 tablespoon of butter and add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and chopped ginger and saute them for a minute. Then add onions along with a pinch of salt and cook till the onions are translucent.
  • I have already made puree out of the tomatoes and kept ready. So now, I am going to add the tomato puree to the pan. Keep the flame medium and cook the tomato puree for atleast 10 minutes. After 10 minutes when the tomato puree gets cooked and nicely blended with the spices add the strained dal water to the pan and add red chilli powder and mix well and again cook everything in low flame for another 5 minutes. The strained water adds the texture and flavour to the dish
  • Meanwhile, take 2 tablespoon of the cooked dal in a mixer and grind it to a nice paste. This is the trick we need to use. This paste brings a thick consistency to the gravy and also gives a nice texture.
  • Add the ground dal paste  to the dal mixture in the pan and mix well. Now, add the remaining butter and again cook  the dal in low flame.
  • Then its time to add the kasoori methi. Crush the kasoori methi between your palms and add it to the pan and mix well. Finally add the cooked urid dal and the rajma and mix well. Adjust the salt if needed.
  • Cover the pan and cook the dal in low flame for another 20 minutes. Add fresh cream and stir well. Keep in flame for another couple of minutes. Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves and remove from flame
  • Just before serving again add little cream and serve hot!. The delicious Dal Makhani is now ready to serve with any Indian breads or Pulao.
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Uma Shankar says:
July 24, 2014 at 4:59 am

Yummy dal makhni and the pictures are very good

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Div Ram says:
July 24, 2014 at 4:23 pm

It is actually called "Maa di dal" coz of the rajma (kidney beans) that are added to the dal.

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Anonymous says:
July 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm

It was my first attempt at Dal makhni and used this recipe. Turned out perfect!

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Vidhya says:
January 18, 2022 at 9:49 pm

What can we use instead of Rajma and black dal?? Can we make it with white peas or green gram.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
January 18, 2022 at 11:06 pm

we can use green gram or peas too

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