Dal Bukhara Recipe (Punjabi Style Black Urad Dal)
A vegetarian Punjabi recipe with black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight, onion - finely chopped, tomatoes - pureed. Ready in 1h 20m, serves 4.
Curated byHarpreet Singh🇮🇳
Instructions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Dal Bukhara recipe, pressure cook the black grams with required cups water till done
black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight(1 cup) - 2
Remove and mash the dal mixture
- 3
Heat butter in a heavy bottomed pan
butter(2 tablespoon) - 4
Splutter cumin and bay leaf
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 5
Add onions, green chilli, ginger garlic paste and saute till light brown
onion - finely chopped(1)ginger garlic paste(1)green chilli(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 6
Add tomato puree and salt
salt - to taste - 7
Mix everything well and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes
- 8
After 3 to 5 minutes, add all the spice powder including Kasuri methi, red chilli powder, chaat masala, cumin powder, turmeric powder and cook for two minutes
green chilli(2)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)(1)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 9
After 2 minutes, add the dal mixture, required the amount of water and let it simmer for few minutes
- 10
Finally, add garam masala powder and cream and cook for 2 to 3 minutes
red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)fresh cream(1/4 cup) - 11
Serve hot
- 12
Serve Dal Bukhara along with Bharma Baingan and Phulka for a weekday meal
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Dal Bukhara Recipe (Punjabi Style Black Urad Dal)
A vegetarian Punjabi recipe with black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight, onion - finely chopped, tomatoes - pureed. Ready in 1h 20m, serves 4.
Curated byHarpreet Singh🇮🇳
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Directions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Dal Bukhara recipe, pressure cook the black grams with required cups water till done
black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight(1 cup) - 2
Remove and mash the dal mixture
- 3
Heat butter in a heavy bottomed pan
butter(2 tablespoon) - 4
Splutter cumin and bay leaf
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 5
Add onions, green chilli, ginger garlic paste and saute till light brown
onion - finely chopped(1)ginger garlic paste(1)green chilli(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 6
Add tomato puree and salt
salt - to taste - 7
Mix everything well and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes
- 8
After 3 to 5 minutes, add all the spice powder including Kasuri methi, red chilli powder, chaat masala, cumin powder, turmeric powder and cook for two minutes
green chilli(2)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)(1)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 9
After 2 minutes, add the dal mixture, required the amount of water and let it simmer for few minutes
- 10
Finally, add garam masala powder and cream and cook for 2 to 3 minutes
red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)fresh cream(1/4 cup) - 11
Serve hot
- 12
Serve Dal Bukhara along with Bharma Baingan and Phulka for a weekday meal
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