Bhatt Ki Dal Recipe - Traditional Kumaoni Black Bean Dal

Name: Bhatt Ki Dal Recipe - Traditional Kumaoni Black Bean Dal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Black Beans (1 cup Black beans soaked overnight); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 Onion finely chopped); 4 cloves Garlic (4 cloves Garlic finely chopped); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); ¼ cup Wheat Flour (1/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour); 1 tsp Ground Turmeric (1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); 2 tsp Red Chili Powder (2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); 2 tsp Ground coriander (2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)); 2 tsp Garam Masala (2 teaspoon Garam masala powder); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); 0 pieces Vegetable Oil (Oil); 1 tbsp Clarified Butter (1 tablespoon Ghee)

Bhatt Ki Dal Recipe - Traditional Kumaoni Black Bean Dal - Dal Recipes (Indian)

35 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making the Kumani Bhatt Ki Dal Recipe, soak the black beans overnight with water.
2Heat a kadai on medium heat, add a tablespoon of ghee and once it start to melt, add in the wheat flour. Keep roasting the flour until it changes the color to light brown.
3Once it is light brown, take it out and keep it aside.
4Into the pressure cooker, heat oil over medium heat; add in cumin seeds and allow it to crackle.
5Add in the chopped onion and garlic and saute till the onions turn translucent.
6Once the onions have turned light brown. Add soaked black beans along with the water, the spice powders like turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, salt to taste and mix well. Add little more water until the beans is immersed well in water at least 2 inches below.
7Pressure cook the Bhatt ki Dal for 5 to 8 whistles for about 30 minutes until it is completely done.
8Once done, turn off the heat and allow the pressure to release naturally.
9Once released, add in wheat flour and keep mixing until the Kumani Bhatt ki Dal is well combined. Add a little water if required and keep stirring until the Kumani Bhatt ki Dal thickens.
10Check for salt if the Kumani Bhatt ki Dali requires any flavour you can adjust it now. Once done, turn off the the heat and transfer the Kumani Bhatt ki Dal to a serving bowl.
11Serve the Kumani Bhatt Ki Dal Recipe along with Phulka Recipe and Aloo Gobi Ki Sabzi to make a simple Indian Lunch or dinner for yourself and family.