How to make Dal Makhnai ?

Dal makhnai one of the favourite dal recipes coming straight from the rich and flavourful punjabi cuisine. more often this dal recipe is served with plain rice or jeera rice, however this can also be served with rotis & garlic butter naans. dal makhnai recipe, was hugely popularised by the migrating punjabi community within india and across the globe. dal makhani is creamy dal prepared with black urad dal has been widely embraced globally.

Makhan means ghee in hindi. and dal makhani is prepared with large amount of ghee. this recipe is shared by one my punjabi friend and i developed the taste to dal makhani recipe by our frequent potluck with her. being a south indian, my knowledge of dal recipe was limited to toor dal. however, only after meeting her, i was introduced to other punjabi’s curry and dal recipes. the advantage of this dal recipe is it can be easily served with chapathi or rotis and also with flavoured rice recipes. however, i personally like this recipe with fried rice recipe.