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Dal Makhani
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Susan
January 28, 2018
Has anyone tried using an Instant Pot for this recipe? If so, please share your wisdom!
Debraj76
August 5, 2019
I did this in the smaller Instant Pot tonight and it was terrific! I adapted as follows- 1. Halved the recipe. 2. Cooked the urad dal for 30 minutes on HP in IP with 1 t salt and 3 cups water. NR for almost 2 hrs (went to gym), then crushed a bit. 3. Proceeded with recipe, but instead of finishing on stovetop, added the sautéed onion mixture (which I DID do on the stovetop) and milk to IP for an additional 15 minutes with 10-15 minutes NR. Served over brown rice with turmeric roasted cauliflower.
Andrea
February 9, 2017
The flavor was great but my dal never got as soft as I like. I added lots of extra time after the onion and tomato went in and no amount of time at that stage seemed to help, so my guess is that I should have left the dal on longer in the original boil and waited until they were almost as soft as I wanted in the final product. On the flavor front, my husband said that it tasted just like the dal makhani at his favorite north Indian restaurant.
Tracy
January 27, 2017
Can anyone elaborate on what is meant by nice red chili powder? Just the standard chili powder?
Andrea
February 9, 2017
I used red chili powder from the Indian grocery. The chili powder at my regular grocery is for making chili.
Tracy
February 12, 2017
Oh, how I wish we had an Indian (or Thai, for that matter) grocery anywhere in our area. Closest ones are probably a 4 hour drive away!
Regine
December 7, 2016
I just had this for lunch with rice. A very tasty dish, however, I wish my beans were much much softer. They are almost just "al dente" although I let the beans soak overnight for 24 hours and boiled it for way more than the 45 minutes or so in the instructions. I think I boiled it for maybe 2 hours. Maybe next time I will use a pressure cooker, or just place the beans in a slow cooker overnight. Thanks!
Regine
December 6, 2016
My dish is now cooking for the last 11/2 hour or so as per instructions. I can see it is going to be super delicious (with rice...) but next time I may cut the garlic amount by half (thus 5 instead of 10). I will make another assessment of final product and let you know.
Christina B.
November 2, 2016
Oh, WOW! I made this yesterday using my slow cooker. I'm not sure I have ever made anything more delicious. Warm, filling, just-right spicy -- the best possible thing to eat on a cold rainy night. I found urad dal at my neighborhood Chinese greengrocer's where I get all my vegetables. Thank you for the recipe!
Linda
November 13, 2016
Would love to use my slow cooker for this. Would you please give me details on how you did yours? Did you still soak the dal prior to cooking? I'm assuming low heat but approximately how long? TIA!!
heidi
October 30, 2016
use whole urad dal.Don't try to substitute for the urad dal - go to your closest Asian market, natural/organic type store, or online to and buy them. Amazon has them.
Carlynn H.
October 30, 2016
I, too, am having a hard time figuring out the best bean to use. I think of "dal" as lentils, but don't see any black lentils at the market. There are black chick peas or black beans. Perhaps a visit to Jackson Heights would prove informative...
gandalf
October 27, 2016
This may be an odd question, but what would be the equivalent (North) American pulse for the urad bean, considering taste/texture/cooking properties? I was wondering whether there is a dried bean that I can more easily get my hands on that I could substitute for the urad bean.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts or insights you might have.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts or insights you might have.
Regine
October 27, 2016
I googled what urad dal is and looks like . But it appears there are whole and split urad dal, and some vary in color (?). Which one(s) do you recommend or does it matter? Thanks!
Greenstuff
October 28, 2016
From the photo and her methods, I'd guess it's the small, whole black beans. At least that's what I'm going to use, as I already have some in my cupboard.
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