ITC Style Dal Bukhara

Ingredients

• 1 cup Urad Dal
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 pod garlic and 2 inch piece ginger, pureed to a paste with 1/4 cup water
• 8 Tomatoes
• 2 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1.5 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cream
• 3 tablespoon unsalted butter

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the pan with a tablespoon of oil and add in the cumin seeds and the cinnamon.

2. 2

   Add in the onions and fry till soft. About 3 minutes on medium flame. Add in the ginger garlic paste and briefly fry for a minute.

3. 3

   Run the whole tomatoes in a blender and add it to the pan.

4. 4

   Immediately, add in the chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and the salt.

5. 5

   Add in the cooked dal. To the dal, add in 500 ml of water.

6. 6

   Now, reduce the flame to the lowest possible. Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer for one hour. Keep stirring every 10 minutes to avoid the dal scorching at the bottom.

7. 7

   After one hour, the dal would have become creamy and thick.

8. 8

   Add in 1/2 a cup of cream and 3-4 tablespoon of butter. Now don’t skip this step. This is what makes this dish what it is. Simmer briefly for a minute and remove the pan from heat.

9. 9

   Serve hot with roti, chapati.