Home-Made Tasty Maharani Dal is a Indian recipe. It is very famous everywhere and very simple to make. Here are the methods to make this tasty yummy maharani dal at home.

 Ingredients

• 1 cup black urad dal, whole
• 3 cups water
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 and 1/2 tbsp garlic paste
• 3 and 1/2 tbsp ginger paste
• 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder
• 1 cup fresh tomato puree
• 3/4 cup cream
• 1/2 tbsp garam masala powder
• 2 tbsp kasoori methi

Method to prepare in a microwave

• To make this home made tasty Maharani dal, Wash dal 4 times till you get transparent water.
• Soak overnight in warm water. Drain.
• Mix dal with 5 cups of water in a large bowl.
• Add salt.
• Microwave, covered, on HIGH for 40 minutes until the dal is cooked.
• Mash dal lightly.
• Add butter, ginger and garlic paste, chilli powder, kasoori methi and tomato puree.
• Microwave on HIGH for 6 minutes. Stir well.
• Add 1/2 cup cream.
• Microwave on 600w for another 3 minutes.
• Serve hot with the remaining cream on top.
• Sprinkle garam masala.
• Serve hot with chapatis.

 In a Cooker

Ingredients

• 1 cup urad dal
• 3 cups water
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 big onion finely chopped
• Finely chopped 2 big tomatoes
• 2 and 1/2 tbsp garlic crushed
• 2 and 1/2 tbsp ginger crushed
•  salt to taste
• 2 tbsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 2 tbsp green chilli paste
• kasoori methi 2 tbsp
• 2 tbsp mustard oil
• 3/4 cup cream
• 2 tbsp garam masala

Method To Prepare In A Cooker

• Wash dal 4 times in a water till you get transparent water.
• Now, take a cooker, add dal, mustard oil, turmeric powder, salt and green chilli paste.
• Pressure it for 4 whistles.
• Now, take a pan add oil, chopped onion, crushed garlic and ginger.
• Cook it till brown.
• Now, add chopped tomatoes and cook it till tomatoes are soft and brown.
• Now put this into a cooker.
• Pressure for 1 whistle.
• Put this into a bowl.
• Sprinkle a garam masala .
• Serve hot with a cream.
• Serve with chapatis or rice.