Dal Sultani

Name: Dal Sultani
Prep time: PT8-M
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 1-2 servings
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 250 gm parboiled tuvar dal; 1 betel leaf; 1 tbsp ghee; 2 cups milk; 250 gm of cream; 1 cup curd; 6 cloves; 10 cardamom; 5 - 6 garlic cloves; 4 tbsp ghee; 1 tbsp cumin seeds; finely chopped green chilli; mint leaves; saffron strands

Pankaj Bhadouria

In Indian cuisine, dal is used as a side dish or as a main meal with rice or roti. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria shares a recipe for Dal Sultani made by using Tuvar (Arhar) dal. Her dal is perfectly cooked, smoky, creamy, flavorful and delicious.

Cuisine

- Indian

Serves

- 1-2

Cooking Time

-20-30 Min

Type

- Main Course

Difficulty

- Medium

Preparation Time

- 8-10 Min

INGREDIENTS

250 gm parboiled tuvar dal
1 betel leaf
1 tbsp ghee
2 cups milk
250 gm of cream
1 cup curd
6 cloves
10 cardamom
5 - 6 garlic cloves
4 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp cumin seeds
finely chopped green chilli
mint leaves
saffron strands

HOW TO PREPARE DAL SULTANI

1

Mash the parboiled tuvar dal. Add betel leaf and heated coal over the leaf. Pour ghee over it and cover it with a lid.
2

In a bowl, add milk, cream, curd and mix it well. Prepare a paste of cloves and cardamoms. Add the paste in a different bowl and keep it aside. Finely chop the garlic cloves.
3

Extract the coal and betel leaf from the dal. In a heated pan, add the dal. Add the cream and milk mixture and let it cook for 20 - 25 minutes. Add clove and garlic mixture and mix it.
4

In a heated pan, add ghee, cumin seeds, finely chopped garlic and saute. Pour the tadka in the dal.
5

Add saffron strands, finely chopped green chilli, mint leaves and mix it well.