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Prep time
8 hours
Cook time
2 hours
Total time
10 hours
dal bukhara recipe
dal bukhara - rich, creamy slow cooked whole urad dal (black
gram) withtomato puree, butter and cream. a dal recipe made famous
by ITC
maurya hotel in delhi.
Author: dassanaRecipe type: mainCuisine: north indianServes:
6-7
Ingredients (american measuring cup used, 1cup = 250 ml)
1.5 cups whole urad dal or who le black gram250 gms tomatoes, 3
medium to large tomatoes inch ginger + 4 to 5 medium garlic,
crushed finely in a mortar-
pestle, about 2 tsp of ginger garlic paste
1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder or deghi mirch, if using a
hotter varietythen use tsp
tsp garam masala powder90 to 100 gms white butter or regular
butter, about 6 to 7 tbsp white butter7 to 8 tbsp low fat cream ,
25% to 30% fat4.5 to 5 cups water for pressure cooking the lentils1
to 1.5 cup water to be added later inch ginger, julienned for
garnish (optional)1 tbsp butter or cream for garnish (optional)salt
as required
Instructions
1. soak the lentils in enough water overnight or for 7 to 8
hours.
2. drain them later and add the drained lentils in a 3 or 4
litre pressure cooker.3. add 4.5 to 5 cups water and pressure cook
the lentils for 16 to 18 whistles or about 18 to 20 minutes.4.
meanwhile when the lentils are getting cooked, make a puree of the
tomatoes in a blender and crush
the ginger and garlic to a paste in mortar-pestle.5. when the
pressure settles down on its own, open the lid of the pressure
cooker.6. then add the ginger garlic paste, tomato puree, kashmiri
red chili powder, butter, cream and salt. also
add 1 to 1.5 cups of water.7. stir very well and keep the
pressure cooker without its lid on a low flame. let the dal simmer
for about
1 hour or for 1 hour 30 mins.8. meanwhile keep on stirring
often, so that the lentils don't stick at the bottom of the cooker.
also mash
some of the lentils while stirring.9. if the dal becomes thick,
then add some hot water. once done, check the taste and add more
red chili
powder or sa lt if required.10. lastly sprinkle garam masala
powder and stir well.11. while serving dal bukhara, dot with the
butter or cream. garnish w ith ginger juliennes.12. serve dal
bukhara hot with jeera rice, naan, paratha or rotis.
Notes
how to bring charcoal flavor in dal bukhara:1. secure firmly a
small piece of the coal between a tong.2. heat it in the flame till
it becomes red hot.3. now place the red hot coal in a small stee l
bowl. place this bow l on top of the cooked dal bukhara in
thecooker.4. pour a few tsp of ghee/oil/butter on the coal and
quickly cover the lid of the cooker tightly.5. keep for a few
minutes and then open the lid. if you want a pronounced charcoal
flavor in the dal, thenyou have to keep for a few minutes more.
Recipe by Veg Recipes of India at
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/dal-bukhara-recipe-dal-recipes/
