Punjabi Cuisine

Recipe: serving for 4 – 6 people

Ingredients: 

• whole dal – 150 gram (black lentils)
• Rajma - 50 gram (red kidney beans)
• Ginger - 10 gram grinned
• Garlic 2 -3 cloves
• Green Chilli – 2 grinded
• Salt- 1 – to taste tbsp
• Garam Masala
• Dal Makhani Masala
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds –  1/2 tspn
• Asafoetida Powder – pinch
• Ghee (oil) –  50 grams
• Tomato paste – 100 gram
• Turmeric – 1.5 tbsp
• Butter – 100 gram
• Cream – 30 ml

Procedure: 

• Wash and  then soak black lentils and rajma in water overnight.
• Boil the lentils with ginger, garlic, green chilli and salt, and simmer until lentils are cooked then drain off the water
• Tadka preparation: Heat the ghee or oil, add cumin seeds and asafoetida powder and tomato paste and stir.
• Add the cooked dal to the tadka and bring it to boil.
• Add chilli powder, butter and cream. Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
• Add garam masala and dal makhani masala.
• Garnish with fresh cilantro.