Dal Bukhara
Dal Bukhara- Whole black lentils cooked in a creamy tomato and butter sauce
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 1.5 Cup Sabut Urad Daal/ whole black lentil
- 1.5 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- 1 tsp Degi Mirch/ Kashmiri chili powder
- 125 gms Butter, Unsalted / Makkhan
- 150 gm fresh cream
- 1 cup Thick Tomato puree 250 gm
- 4 tsp Ginger paste/ Adrak ka paste
- to taste Salt / Namak
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 charcoal
Instructions
- Wash and soak daal for overnight .
- Next morning rub it well and discard all the water and then again wash with fresh water 2-3 times.
- Add 6 cups of water and cook in a pot on slow flame for minimum an hour
- If using a pressure cooker then add only 3 cups of water and 1 tbsp. of butter and pressure cook for at least 10 whistles on medium heat then lower the heat and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles on low heat or cook till it become soft.
- OR use a slow cooker and cook it on low overnight
- Cooking time also depends on the quality of your dal as old stocked dal takes longer to cook.
- Traditionally in the restaurant it is cooked overnight in a tandoor.
- Cook till the grain of lentil split and daal become soft and mashed.
- Stir and mash the daal with a ladle.
- Add tomato puree, salt, ginger paste , red chili powder, degi mirch,butter and mix.
- ( Use readymade tomato puree for a nice bright colour or grind 250 gm fresh tomatoes to make a paste )
- Add hot water to adjust the consistency if needed , it should be of medium thick consistency.
- Cook on low heat for an hour till daal become thick and creamy.
- Add cream and further cook it for another 15 minutes approx. keep stirring the daal in between else it may stick and burn at the bottom.
- Dhungar- heat a piece of charcoal or a earthen diya on direct flame.
- Use a small steel katori or make small bowl using aluminum foil Or use a cabbage piece and put it over the daal and then put the burning coal over it.
- Pour a tsp of ghee on the coal and immediately cover the pan with a lid for around 30- 40 sec only.
- The daal will absorb all the smoky flavour of charcoal.
- Remove the charcoal piece and the aluminium foil and discard.
- Add some garam masala and stir to mix
- Delicious daal bukhara is ready to serve.
- While serving garnish with ginger juliennes and some cream swirls.
- Enjoy it with naan, paratha or jeera rice.
Notes
You can adjust the thickness of this dal as per your preference, if serving with rice make it slight thin and if want to serve with naan or paratha make it thicker.