Dal Pakhtooni

Udita's Note:

This dal tastes great with paranthas or butter naans

• Total Time: 10 hrs
• Prep Time: 8 hrs
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 200 g Urad Dal
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 tablespoon red chili powder
• 100 g butter
• 100 ml fresh cream
• 2 cups tomato puree
• 2 teaspoons garam masala powder
• salt

Directions:

1. Soak the dal in 4-5 cups of water for 8-10 hours.
2. Cook it in 4-5 cups of water along with salt, red chili powder, ginger paste and garlic paste. Bring it to a boil. Reduce flame and simmer for about an hour or till it is completely cooked and tender.
3. Add tomato puree, butter and garam masala powder and cook on a slow flame for an hour.
4. Add fresh cream, correct seasoning and simmer for another 10 minutes.
5. Serve hot with a bread of your choice.

Reviews

[Sandi (From CA)]

WOW! This was terrific! This was my first time using whole urad dal and most definitely not my last. I can see how versatile it can be. The only thing I might do different here is to remove some of the water after step three or thicken it more. Still, the flavor was just so rich and decadent that I honestly couldn't stop eating it! It's kind of exciting to have such an easy recipe be so rewarding. Thank you for posting! Made (and appreciated!) for PAC Fall 2008.