Ma ki Dal
Ma ki dal or mother's dal is a popular Punjabi dal preparation in pure ghee. It is a hot and spicy dish with full of calories. Reduce the quantity of chilies and increase the quantity of curd to make it less spicy.
Ingredients you will require to make this dish:
Whole urad (black gram) : . . 1 cup
Rajma (kidney beans) : . . . 1/4 cup
Tomatoes : . . . . . . . . one to two
Ginger : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 inch
Garlic : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 8
Green chilies : . . . . . . . . . 3 to 4
Dry red chilies : . . . . . . . . 3 to 4
Onion (medium sized) : . . . . one
Red chili powder : . . 1 tea spoon
Cumin seed (jeera) : 1 tea spoon
Coriander powder ( dhania) : 1 tea spoon
Turmeric powder (haldi) : 1/2 tea spoon
Garam masala powder : 1/2 tea spoon
Curd : . . . . . . . . . 4 table spoon
Cream (malai) : . . 4 table spoon
Pure ghee : . . . . . 3 table spoon
Salt (namak) as per your taste
Soak urad (black gram) and rajma (kidney beans) in water for two hours. Now add chopped tomatoes, green chilies, dry red chilies, turmeric powder, salt and five to six cups of water. Pressure cook dal for forty five to fifty minutes.
Open the cooker after steam is cooled and then crush dal with back of a ladle. Heat ghee in small top or vagharia. Add finely chopped onion, cumin seed, ginger and garlic and cook for a minute. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and cook for another half a minute and then transfer this temper to dal. Add curd and cream. Stir it and cook it for fifteen minutes on slow flame.
Ma ki dal can be taken with parathas or steamed rice.
Also try this recipe - Nawabi Dal
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