Shahi Dal Maharani recipe | Restaurant style Dal Maharani recipe
Shahi Dal Maharani recipe is a delicious Indian lentil curry made with whole urad dal, rjma and chana dal.
Ingredients
FOR WASHING DALS
- 1/3 cup urad dal (whole black gram)
- 1/3 cup rajma (red kidney beans)
- 1/3 cup chana dal (yellow lentil/split Bengal gram)
- Water as required
FOR PRESSURE COOKING
- Soaked Dals
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 green chilies
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 4-5 garlic cloves
- 1/8 tsp asafoetida/hing
- 10-12 black pepper corns
- 1 black cardamom
- 2 green cardamoms
- 1 inch piece of cinnamon
- 3 cloves
- 1 star anise
- Small piece of mace
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 6 cup water
- 1 tbsp oil
FOR TEMPERING
- 2 tbsp desi ghee
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 cup onion (chopped)
- 1/2 cup tomato puree
- Red chilli powder to taste
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 2 tbsp fresh cream/malai
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
Instructions
- Take Urad dal, Rajma and Chana dal in a bowl and soak overnight.
- Next day drain all the water and wash them 2-3 times.
- Put the dals in the pressure cooker alongwith bay leaves, green chilies, ginger, garlic cloves, asafoetida/hing, black pepper corns, black cardamom, green cardamoms, piece of cinnamon, cloves, star anise, mace, nutmeg powder, turmeric powder, oil and water.
- Cook for 8 to 10 whistles.
- In the meantime, prepare the tempering and for that take desi ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds. Let them splutter.
- Add onion and let it turn brown.
- Add tomato puree and then add red chilli powder and coriander powder.
- Cook till oil separates.
- Then add boiled dal.
- Remove bay leaves, black cardamom, star anise and cinnamon.
- Mash the dal to make a semi smooth consistency.
- Lastly add butter, cream, kasuri methi and coriander leaves.
- Give them a good mix.
- Shahi Dal Maharani is ready. Enjoy.