Dal Makhani

Name: Dal Makhani
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves; 2 Green chilli peppers; 25 g Fresh ginger; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 50 g butter; 200 g red lentils; 1 cinnamon stick; ½ tsp salt; 200 g Natural yoghurt; 2 tbsp mango chutney; 2 tbsp coconuts Chips; 1 handful Fresh ground coriander; 240 g basmati rice; 450 ml Organic milk; 1 tbsp Vegetable bouillon; 1 tsp Ground ground turmeric; Juice And Peel Of 1 lemon; 1 tsp salt

Popular Indian casserole rounded off with butter - Makhani in Hindi. This is an easy dish made of red lentils. Serve with rice and preferably a dollop of yogurt and mango chutney.

https://www.arlafoods.co.uk/recipes/dal-makhani/

Instructions

Step 1

Peel and finely chop the garlic. Deseed and chop the chilli and grate ginger finely.

Step 2

Fry the garlic, chilli, tomato paste and ginger and the chopped chilli, in butter in a frying pan for about 2 minutes Add the lentils, cinnamon stick, salt and 700ml of water. Boil for about 15 minutes until the lentils are soft.

Step 3

Garnish with coriander. Serve with yogurt, mango chutney and possibly coconut chips.

Step 4

Rinse the rice. Boil milk, broth and turmeric in a thick-bottomed saucepan.

Step 5

Add the rice and cook as directed on the package.

Step 6

Fluff up the rice with a fork and stir in the lemon juice and peel. Season with salt.

Enjoy!

Ingredients

Garlic cloves	2
Green chilli peppers	2
Fresh ginger	25 g
Tomato paste	2 tbsp
Butter	50 g
Red lentils	200 g
Cinnamon stick	1
Salt	½ tsp

For serving

Natural yoghurt	200 g
Mango chutney	2 tbsp
Coconuts Chips	2 tbsp
Fresh ground coriander	1 handful

Lemon rice

Basmati rice	240 g
Organic milk	450 ml
Vegetable bouillon	1 tbsp
Ground ground turmeric	1 tsp
Lemon	Juice And Peel Of 1
Salt	1 tsp

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