Uttarkhand Style Mixed Bhaddu Dal

Name: Uttarkhand Style Mixed Bhaddu Dal
Prep time: 315 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 340 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ cup Red Kidney Beans (1/4 cup Rajma (Large Kidney Beans)); ¼ cup White Urad Dal (1/4 cup White Urad Dal (Split)); 3 tsp Vegetable Oil (3 teaspoon Oil); 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste (1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste); 2 pieces Cardamom (2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds); 1 piece Bay Leaves (1 Bay leaf (tej patta)); ¼ tsp Black Peppercorns (1/4 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns); 2 pieces Cloves (2 Cloves (Laung)); 1 piece Cinnamon Stick (1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)); ¼ tsp Coriander Seed (1/4 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds); ½ cup Tomato Purée (1/2 cup Homemade tomato puree); ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds (1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); 2 tsp Heavy Cream (2 teaspoon Fresh cream); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

A spiced, pressure-cooked mixed lentil curry from Uttarakhand, India, featuring kidney beans and urad dal simmered in a tomato-based gravy, finished with a cream and a cumin-coriander seed tempering.

340 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making the Uttarkhand Style Mixed Bhaddu Dal recipe, firstly soak the urad dal and rajma separately overnight or for a minimum of 5 hours.
2Heat a pressure cooker with water, cinnamon stick, cardamom and lentils, cover it and let it cook till the cooker releases 4 whistles.
3Take a medium wok, heat 2 teaspoons of oil, add bay leaf, cloves, whole black pepper, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Let it cook for about a minute.
4Pour tomato puree and let it cook for another 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, add in the ginger garlic paste. Let it cook till the raw smell vanishes.
5Next, add the boiled dal to wok and simmer for 8 minutes then add the cream.
6Meanwhile heat a spoonful of oil in a tadka pan, add coriander seeds, cumin seeds and let it cook for about 15 seconds. Pour it over the dal, mix and serve hot.
7Serve Uttarkhand Style Mixed Bhaddu Dal along with Bharwa Bhindi and Tawa Paratha for your weekly meal plan.