Name: Dal Maharani (The Queen of Indian Lentils!)
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 5 h 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 small onion, chopped; 2 green chilies, chopped; 1 tomatoes, chopped; 3/4 inch ginger, crushed; 1/4 cup red kidney beans (rajma); 1/4 cup black gram dal (whole urad); 1/4 cup channa dal; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 tablespoon fresh cream; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 1/2 tablespoons oil; salt; cilantro, chopped (for garnishing)

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Its a wonderful mixture of various lentils and very tasty with hot white rice. I add a dollop of low fat yogurt instead of the fresh cream to my plate for a lower cal option!

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ingredients

1 small onion, chopped
2 green chilies, chopped
1 tomatoes, chopped
³⁄₄ inch ginger, crushed
¹⁄₄ cup red kidney beans (rajma)
¹⁄₄ cup black gram dal (whole urad)
¹⁄₄ cup channa dal
1 teaspoon red chili powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon fresh cream
1 tablespoon butter
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons oil
salt
cilantro, chopped (for garnishing)

directions

Soak red kidney beans, black gram and chana dal in water for 4-5 hours.
Pressure cook the above dals (lentils) once the time for soaking is over.
Transfer the dals to a skillet.
Simmer, on low flame, for 30 minutes, until the lentils (dals) become extremely soft.
Heat oil in a skillet.
Sauté the onions and ginger in it till the raw smell of ginger is gone and onions turn golden brown.
Add tomatoes and green chillies and continue to sauté.
Add turmeric powder and red chili powder once the onion-tomato mixture becomes soft.
Continue to sauté.
Pour the cooked dal over this mixture and bring to a boil.
Add salt to taste.
Stir well.
Just before removing from flame, add butter and fresh cream.
Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with white Basmati rice!

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review by Roopali

9/21/2006

This is an Excellent Dal but I have made some changes I did not mix Chann Dal with the kidney beans and Urad Dal (black dal) and I didn't put in butter and fresh cream because I was making for every day dinner but I would put that in maybe when I am having dinner/lunch party. Thanks Roopali

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review by Zaccaria

1/3/2006

Lovely! This was very popular for dinner tonight. I did add a little garam masala and a spinkle of sugar because of my nine year olds taste preferences, and she gobbled it down. Thanks Charishma!

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review by fluffernutter

3/29/2004

I ended up with a 2-pound bag of black urad -- long story -- and needed a way to use them up. This is sensationally delicious, and no more trouble than your average dal. I used whole milk plain yogurt instead of cream and butter. I still have lots of urad left, so we'll make this again.

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tweak by fluffernutter

3/29/2004

I ended up with a 2-pound bag of black urad -- long story -- and needed a way to use them up. This is sensationally delicious, and no more trouble than your average dal. I used whole milk plain yogurt instead of cream and butter. I still have lots of urad left, so we'll make this again.

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creation by Charishma_Ramchanda

8/9/2002

Its a wonderful mixture of various lentils and very tasty with hot white rice. I add a dollop of low fat yogurt instead of the fresh cream to my plate for a lower cal option!