Dhaba Style Daal Makhni

                   

What is the most common food item that you always order while eating in the restaurant. Well for most of us it’s Daal Makhni.

Daal Makhani can be best described as "Lentils in a Buttery Sauce". It is pure North Indian Dish which is very popular in Dhabas in Northern India. We both love to eat in Dhabas. We have tried many dhaba style restaurants while we were in India. Undoubtably we loved the food but missed the ambience of Dhabas which can only be found at roadside Dhabas. 

Daal Makhni can be made by combining Urad Daal and Rajma but another variation is the Daal mixture which we get easily in the superstore. But the authentic Daal Makhni calls for Urad Daal and Rajma.

Daal Makhani

Few days back we went to a restaurant for a casual dinner and ordered pure vegetarian food. I have been raving about few dishes in my posts: Paneer Butter Masala and Malai Kofta. These are the two dishes we love to eat if we go for the vegetarian side. One more thing which we both love to order is Daal Makhani. As soon as the order arrived I thought why I haven't given a place to this very popular dish.

Daal Makhani can be best described as "Lentils in a Buttery Sauce". It is pure North Indian Dish which is very popular in Dhabas in Northern India. We both love to eat in Dhabas. We have tried few of the popular Dhabas in Kolkata. Undoubtably we loved the food but missed the ambience of Dhabas which can only be found at roadside Dhabas. 

In India we get the mixture of these lentils in every superstore. We usually buy them to make Daal Makhani. It's a mixture of many lentils including Chickpeas (Kabuli Chana) and Kidney beans (Rajma).

So, let's start with the recipe: