Maa Ki Dal | Kali Dal | Popular Mah Ki Dal Punjabi Recipe | The Bombay Chef - Varun Inamdar

Ingredients

1 cup whole black lentils (soaked overnight)

50 gms red kidney beans (soaked overnight)

1/2 cup onions, chopped

1 cup fresh tomato crush

1 tbsp ginger garlic

1 green chili

1 tsp freshly roasted coriander crushed

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp red chili powder

1/2 tsp garam masala powder

2 tbsp ghee

2 tbsp refined oil

2 cups water + more to adjust desired consistency

salt as required

Corriander sprigs

Method

- Soak the Kidney beans and Black lentils in water for 4 to 5 hours or overnight.

- Pressure cook the saoked Kidney beans and Black lentils for 12 to 20 visels and mash it.

- Heat a pan, add ghee and add some oil, once it gets hot add cumin seeds, Ginger & Garlic paste and cook until it gets golden in color.

- Add chopped onions, Chillies and allow it to cook till it gets translucent

- Add Tomatoes, Red Chilly powder, Turmeric powder, Salt to taste, Garam Masala powder and mix it well.

- Add the cooked and mashed dal into the pan and cook it. The delicious and traditional Punjabi Mah Ki Dal is ready to serve with steamed rice, roti or naan.