Mahnke Family Recipes- Dal Makkni

1 c / 200 g1 ¹⁄₂ c / 300.0 g2 c / 400 g3 c / 600 g black lentils1 c / 200 g black lentils
¹⁄₂ c / 100 g³⁄₄ c / 150.0 g1.0 c / 200 g1 ¹⁄₂ c / 300 g chickpeas¹⁄₂ c / 100 g chickpeas
¹⁄₄ c / 57 g³⁄₈ c / 85.5 g¹⁄₂ c / 114 g³⁄₄ c / 171 g kidney beans¹⁄₄ c / 57 g kidney beans
1 T1 ¹⁄₂ T2 T3 T ginger1 T ginger
2 whole3.0 whole4 whole6 whole green chillis2 whole green chillis
4 T / 57 g6.0 T / 85.5 g8 T / 114 g12 T / 171 g butter4 T / 57 g butter
2 T / 30 ml3.0 T / 45.0 ml4 T / 60 ml6 T / 90 ml heavy/double cream2 T / 30 ml heavy/double cream
1 ¹⁄₂ c / 500 g2 ¹⁄₄ c / 750.0 g3.0 c / 1000 g4 ¹⁄₂ c / 1500 g tomatoes, chopped fine1 ¹⁄₂ c / 500 g tomatoes, chopped fine
1 ¹⁄₂ c / 15o g2 ¹⁄₄ c / 22.5 g3.0 c / 30 g4 ¹⁄₂ c / 45 g onions, chopped fine1 ¹⁄₂ c / 15o g onions, chopped fine
7 cloves10 ¹⁄₂ cloves14 cloves21 cloves garlic7 cloves garlic
1 t1 ¹⁄₂ t2 t3 t cumin seeds1 t cumin seeds
1 pinch1 ¹⁄₂ pinch2 pinch3 pinch asafoetida1 pinch asafoetida
2 t3.0 t4 t6 t red chilli powder2 t red chilli powder
1 t1 ¹⁄₂ t2 t3 t salt to taste1 t salt to taste

A modern, north Indian variation on a dal. Most recipes don't have chickpeas, but I like it.

Thoroughly wash black lentils, chickpeas and kidney beans. Then soak it in water (2 glasses) for about 7-8 hours .
Add ginger and garlic to the above. Pressure cook for about 10 minutes (3-4 whistles). Then reduce the heat to ‘medium’ and cook for about 15 minutes. Remove ginger-garlic from the cooked grams and make a paste.
Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a pan.
Fry asafoetida and cumin seeds in it. Add thinly sliced green chilli. Heat till it gets slight brown in color.
Add ginger-garlic paste and finely chopped onions. Fry until golden brown.
Add chilli powder, finely chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook until the mixture thickens into pulpy sauce (about 3 mins).
Then add cooked grams and kidney beans to the mixture. Heat for 4-5 minutes. You can add a little water if you find it too thick.
Add the remaining butter and cook for 2 minutes.

Mahnke Family Recipes