Dal Makhani without Butter or Cream Recipe
Creamy but doens’t have cream.. very little ghee and butter just added for a nice food pic.. so basically all an all a healthy package of protein and restaurant style taste.
How to make Dal Makhani without Butter or Cream?
- Soak 3/4th cup Urad Dal.
- 1/4th cup Rajma all night in hot water.
- 2 tsp ghee.
- 1 tsp cumin seeds (Jeera).
- 4-5 garlic cloves finely chopped.
- 1 big of ginger finely chopped
- Alternative : garlic ginger paste.
- 2 green chillies
check Rajma if cooked properly or not. - 1 big onion finely chopped.
- Salt.
- 1.5 tsp garam masala.
- 1.5 tsp dhaniya powder (corriander seeds powder).
- 1.5 tsp red chilli powder.
- 1 cup tomato puree (made from 3 tomatoes).
- Water.
- 2 tbs Milk powder.
- Continuously stir dal as urad dal gets stuck on the bottom of pan fenugreek leaves.
- Beaten curd.
- 1/4 tsp of butter.
- Ginger julians
coriander leaves.
- Soak 3/4th cup Urad Dal and 1/4th cup Rajma all night in hot water.
- Cook in cooker till you get one boil.
- Remove the dark color water.
- This will ensure dal makhani is reddish and not black.
- Add water into urad dal and rajma.
- Add some salt.
- Cook in cooker for 5-7 whistles.
- In a pan take 2 tsp ghee.
- For serving of 4-5 people, 2 tsp ghee is healthy.
- Add 1 tsp cumin seeds (Jeera).
- When you hear crackling sound of cumin seeds.
- Add 4-5 garlic cloves finely chopped.
- Add 1 big of ginger finely chopped.
- Can use garlic ginger paste as well
add 2 green chillies. - Meanwhile open the cooker and check if Rajma is cooked properly or not.
- Once ginger garlic are golden brown, add 1 big onion finely chopped.
- Add salt so that onion gets cooked.
- Once onions get golden brown, add 1.5 tsp garam masala.
- Add 1.5 tsp dhaniya powder (corriander seeds powder).
- Add 1.5 tsp red chilli powder.
- Add 1 cup tomato puree.
- Mix well
- Tomato puree made by taking 3 tomatoes.
- Indian food tastes better by cooking masalas nicely.
- Add little water in the pan so that maslas and tomatoes don’t get burnt.
- We will not be using cream and very little butter at the last.
- Take a cup of milk powder mixed in water.
- Add into masalas.
- Milk powder ensures gravy gets thick and stays fine.
- Now add boiled dal and rajma.
- If you follow all the tips, dal makhani color will get the red color.
- Boil nicely on medium flame for 10-12 min till it gets thick.
- Continuously stir dal as urad dal gets stuck on the bottom of pan.
- After 10-12 min boiling, add fenugreek leaves.
- Add ginger Julians.
- Let it cook for 5 min more.
- You will see dal getting really creamy.
- Take curd from outside which is not sour and little smooth after beating.
- Turn off heat.
- Pour beaten curd fon top (instead of cream).
- This way it is healthier.
- Serve dal and garnish with beaten curd.
- Just a 1/4 tsp of butter to garnish
and some ginger Julians. - And finally coriander leaves on top.
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Watch same recipe video on YouTube too: https://youtu.be/Q_gcsNQcgus.
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