Recipe

Dal Bukhara

Recipes/Dal Bukhara

Slow-cooked rich and creamy dal inspired by the famous ITC recipe

Prep

8 hrs

Cook

1 hr

Serves

6

Level

hard

Ingredients

  • 1 cup oily toor dal
  • 1/2 cup rajma (kidney beans)
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup cream
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi
  • Salt to taste

Method

  1. 1

    Soak rajma overnight, cook with dal until completely soft.

  2. 2

    Mash lightly, keeping some texture.

  3. 3

    Add tomato puree, ginger paste, red chili powder and salt.

  4. 4

    Simmer on very low heat for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  5. 5

    Add butter and cream, cook another 10 minutes.

  6. 6

    Finish with kasuri methi, serve with butter naan.