Before I give the recipe I have to give credit to Varun who shared this recipe with me. It is a popular Indian main course and I have to say it is worth trying. If you are someone who is sensitive to spicy food like me then you should know that this dish is not spicy at all.
Here is the recipe:
Ingredients
-1 cup of Black whole lentils(know as Maa Sabut Dalal)
-a handful of kidney beans
-salt to taste
-red chili powder
-coriander powder
-2-3 tablespoon of tomato purée/crushed tomatoes
-olive oil
-1 tsp of cumin seeds
-1 tsp fresh ginger paste
-1 tsp of fresh garlic paste
-4-5 tablespoons melted butter or fresh cooking cream
Instructions
wash and soak the dal for approx 2-3 hours. In a pressure cooker boil the dal with the salt, ginger and garlic paste. After the first whistle of the cooker, bring the burner down to medium low and let it cook for10-15 min. Turn off the gas and let the steam out naturally. Separately take 2-3 tablespoons olive oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds, when they splutter add tomato paste. Mix it well and add the tomato paste, coriander, red chili powder, and some more salt. Mix the tadka(cooked paste)with the dal in the cooker and let the dal blend on a medium flame for another 15-20 min until it's well blended thick and partially gooey. Top it up with a big chunk of butter. Serve hot with naan or parathas.