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Makhani Dal














Ingredients
Quantity

Black gram (whole)
250gms
Kidney beans
50gms
Onions
1
Tomatoes (large) 
1
Ginger
2” piece
Garlic
½ pod
Green chillies
10gms
Red chilli pwd
5gms
Turmeric
¼ tsp
Oil
30ml
Ghee (clarified butter)
60gms
Cumin seeds
½ tsp
Salt
to taste 
Coriander leaves



Clean and soak gram and beans separately for at least 4 hours. Boil kidney beans. When half cooked, add gram and oil and boil till both are well cooked. Heat half the ghee. Add cumin seeds, sliced ginger, sliced onion and chopped garlic, and fry till golden brown. Add turmeric, chilli powder and chopped tomatoes and fry till tomatoes are cooked. Add gram and beans half of the chopped coriander leaves. Cook on a slow fire stirring constantly for another 20 minutes. Add the remaining ghee and remove from the fire. Garnish with remaining chopped coriander leaves.