Michelin Star Indian Chef Reveals How To Make The Perfect Dal | My Greatest Dishes

Atul Kochhar , the first Indian chef to be awarded a Michelin Star, gives us a step by step guide to creating a traditional Dal Makhani that his mother would make him as a child.
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[@Ma3xXs]

I’m a French chef and everyday I have to make the food for the staff (approx 30 people) before the service begins. I made this recipe and everyone absolutely loved it despite them not even knowing anything about Indian cuisine, most of the people working here are from the countryside in France. They continue to tell me about it weeks later, thank you chef.

[@cynthialobo1500]

Wonderful.

[@tommcguinness5040]

Dgdddd

[@RajSinghTanwar_]

Very soothing story chef! Thanks. Love from India 😊❤

[@TheJillianJiggss]

Beautiful! Love seeing the joys traditional cooking brings!

[@JP-br4mx]

Shut up you colonizer

[@demman7716]

His younger brother is a very wise man, couldn’t agree more with his words of wisdom

[@willhalls5451]

Airbus A380 good job solider your doing your country proud

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

The hell is this comment section?

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

@Music Is My DIGNITY Happy Holi. Just don't use harsh colors.

[@joycekim4542]

A Michelin star chef recalling spreading newspaper as a dining table on the floor. Reminds me of my childhood too...every mid class Indians dining table it is. That simplicity has brought people to a higher level.. reminding us every time where we were and where we are now.. To cherish what we have in a kind n humble way. Proud of you chef.

[@captainshankarretd5095]

Us too Retired fighter pilot

[@peteranthonie]

You're the North Korean Spy who tried to extract information from Leonard Hoffstader😳

[@swetashetty941]

Memories 😍

[@himangsaxena8218]

Truly right.... It is great to be connected to your roots. And be grateful to what you had and what you have now.

[@Babumoshai..]

@@captainshankarretd5095 why can't a retired fighter pilot afford a dining table?

[@AliThaDon]

Also, almost every desi mom eating at a restaurant would say: “I can make this cheaper and better at home”. God bless every mother’s out there, and the ones who aren’t with us anymore, may they rest in heaven

[@neenasharma4189]

Sometimes adrak itna kyun kat raha hai yeh 😂😂😂

[@personaladdress3539]

@@neenasharma4189 naan nusk nikalna hota hai unko kahi bhi le jao , par hotel se jyada accha to banati hai wo.

[@avishasrivastavaxi-e7255]

Yes I was just going to say that nothing is better than mom’s handmade dal

[@vp5134]

Aaaallll of the mums!!! 😂

[@magetaaaaaa]

They are right. I've seen that claim on a cooking blog and I do prefer their version over what I've had at local restaurants lol.

[@Fredd00007]

No fancy hand gestures or high speed chopping, just a down to earth man reminiscing his childhood. I can tell he truly enjoys his Dal makhani.

[@deepakdahiya77]

Freddy Abraham you are absolutely right

[@HarshaSarmaME-]

What High speed chopping have to do with down to earth thing?

[@makarandnarkar3843]

@@HarshaSarmaME- exactly

[@nevillemathew6521]

High speed chopping isn’t a bad thing?

[@koki84ji7]

ooh cutting fast is now considered fancy hand gestures??

[@rosanna30777]

Just perfect😊from a Scottish Granny, who has a new friend teaching her Indian recipes, it’s a whole new world of spices and flavour

[@vgetginas4736]

*Wish you all the best with your cooking*

[@LUFFY09789]

Try North East Indian cooking too. The spices are mostly fresh (Rest of India uses powdered spices) and the way of cooking is a bit different. It's a very diverse area with loads of different cuisines like, Assamese, Naga, Mizo, Manipuri among others.

[@vivs005]

@@LUFFY09789 Stop talking about "rest of india" in a condescending tone.

[@mukulseth]

@@vivs005 what? how was that condescending?

[@smolincher]

Enjoy the adventure🙂

[@kogel0]

I am Polish and I making Dal the same way and my Indian husband who comes from Amritsar loves it! :-)

[@Sophia-js5mr]

My husband is polish,, he love my French /Indian food. ❤

[@RonBhattacharya]

'Daal' should 'always' be creamy in texture... any lentil. One must make it a bit mushy to get the 'comfort food' feel out of it. Otherwise, there's no point in all the effort.

[@tamararuskea]

​@RonBhattacharya Her husband likes it. She has learnt a new cuisine to show her love. And here comes Ron, the Dhal police, to tell her there's no point? Go suck some dhal Ron.

[@SanjeevanaCooking]

Lovely dish

[@bigdogstatus83]

I would use a healthier oil, not canola or vegetable oil. Use Ghee, after all, that’s Indian clarified butter.

[@ophiophagush.3926]

Reminds me of my best mate from my youth (an Indian guy) his mum made the best food, they are both dead now, miss them dearly. This bring it back.

[@Vishal-hb4lk]

@Ophiophagus Hannah How did both die, how is that possible.

[@cyer_]

@@Vishal-hb4lk accident maybe?

[@cyer_]

May their souls rest in peace

[@vighnesh_m]

That's the saddest story, I've heard from a King Cobra

[@darfoz8807]

I'm sorry for your loss❤️

[@elenatorres-pepito2955]

leaving this here for when I want to make this recipe later: slice like half a thing of ginger (leave skin on) 1 thin green chili (stalk removed, cut in half) add abt 1/2 a cup of red kidney beans to a pot add a couple of cups of black lentils add some water to pot (at least 1 in above lentils) add in ginger & chili and a pinch of salt let it cook for at least 90 minutes in a separate pan, add oil add in about 1t of whole cumin add 1 small chopped onion add in spice: 2t coriander powder, 1t red chili powder, add 1 diced tomato after tomatoes start to disintegrate, begin adding spoonfuls of cooked lentil into pan (don't drain) cook in pan for 30 to 45 mins lower heat & add about 1/2 a stick of butter (cubed), 200 mL of cream, 1t of garam masala, 1t of ground fenugreek leaves

[@jonathandoney9654]

Elena Torres-Pepito thanks

[@colinsmith5218]

Thank you, and that is a medium onion for me.

[@MS-of1hx]

The kidney beans and lentil were pre soaked all night

[@StarvingSound]

Thanks. Because I couldn't follow it as he was talking.

[@preya4ps]

The black lentils are called "whole urad daal" if you go to an indian store. Thanks for writing it out!

[@markdowse3572]

I made my own version of dal when I had no money. Kept me alive.

[@jol9178]

Because daal is life.

[@markdowse3572]

@@jol9178 I agree. 100%

[@saikatbanik9359]

It's the major vegetarian source of Protein

[@onigireee]

Once, I was locked in due to riots in the neighbourhood, and I cooked dal out of mung beans, tumeric and mustard seeds. It was still _somehow_ eligible as dal. Go figure.

[@markdowse3572]

@@onigireee Possibly..... But well done! 🤗👍

[@richjebs4605]

If ever this man reads the comments section to his video, he will die the happiest man on earth, I love how nice and wholesome people are being here, to the food and to him!

[@Sg-tb7uu]

yeah surprisingly wholesome, i thought the comments were gonna be like "take a shot everytime he says mum"

[@Itscomplicatedaf24]

@@Sg-tb7uu We don't make fun of someone being Mumma's boy cz in India ,every guy is Mumma's boy .

[@joulsw3739]

I love watching Atul. He’s so honest and down to earth. He holds a Michelin star and refers to himself as a cook. Many lesser others call themselves chef. Love him. ❤

[@thobaaa]

This made me so happy. His genuine appreciation and gratitude towards his humble childhood is so refreshing. This attitude is exactly what we are lacking right now in this world.

[@trifectat8694]

humility is fertility!

[@stellasharmini8860]

Well said

[@yonchrr]

@Shivan Anirudhra also being untrustworthy and conniving.

[@blatherskite3009]

You can tell his humility by the way he refers to himself as a "cook" rather than a "chef". It's a small thing, but it says much :)

[@mattwindsor6196]

thobaaa yeh I like him too - v nice guy!

[@bhumeshpal5133]

This is the most wholesome comments section I've ever visited.

[@prathmeshchandwale1506]

For real The part he gave some good talk We got rid of those simp viewers lol Where you from dude

[@bhumeshpal5133]

@@prathmeshchandwale1506 who me? I'm an Indian.

[@prathmeshchandwale1506]

@@bhumeshpal5133 Yea man I get it by your name itself I have a friend in Mumbai named Rohan mehra

[@anushreesuresh___0517]

The most handpicked and refined...... The exquisite and flaberghasting 🥂🥂🥂

[@manojsabharwal]

Absolutely correct.

[@wolfmangoland7972]

Tears rolled down my eyes when Chef Atul spoke about his mom. I miss my mom's cooking - the way she made warm roti, kheer (rice pudding), paranthas, bhindi (okra/lady finger) and so many more. The list is too long to write here)

[@danahajhamad4349]

I made this today and it was out of this world!!! My husband lived in Pune and loves Indian food. He tasted it before I served and he came straight to the living room to rave about how amazing it was. Thank you so much chef!

[@iloveprivacy8167]

Peeling ginger is OPTIONAL?! He hasn't even started cooking yet, and already greatly improved my life - thank you!

[@karlminton3257]

Because it was going in the water with the lentils ... I think

[@stephaniezimbalist3757]

As with any produce that you leave the peel on or skin on, you should make sure that it wasn't sprayed with chemicals.

[@justinhertzberg2431]

you should wash/scrub ginger if you aren't gonna peel it, which is why i usually just peel it anyways lol

[@stephaniezimbalist3757]

@@justinhertzberg2431 same

[@iamadouchebag7066]

Optional is only in that kind of dishes others u shud have it coz ginger plus garlic if my most important thing in my life as a chef

[@jakehaylett3520]

Glad to see a Michelin star chef spills as much water as me when pouring from a jug.

[@rohan1748]

They do it purposely to make you believe that they are human...

[@Sergio8191994]

I have the same shitty measuring cup and was relieved I didn't just have a defective one, they're all terrible!

[@O2life]

@@Sergio8191994 Same here! Despite the pour spout, it is only capable of dump and dribble.

[@ArunKumar-of8tq]

Dude😂😂😂

[@jakobullmann7586]

Take he advice of a physics graduate: It depends on the pouring angle. ;)

[@thesmore7187]

I from Russia 🇷🇺 it best friend of India 🇮🇳 since a long time long live friendship P.S. Sorry for poor English

[@suhailsingh7138]

don't need to say sorry

[@architsharma2032]

Don't worry our English is not so good

[@cherryblossom9009]

@@rajghosh217 more like, "speak for yourself"?

[@thesmore7187]

@@rajghosh217 I also know bit of hindi since i lived for 2 years in Jamshedpur in childhood where my father was working as a foreign employee

[@architsharma2032]

@@rajghosh217 I talking for myself what is your problem

[@ranjan_v]

He is so peaceful and calm

[@jubhgioubgob]

Theres a a Michellin star mum in every South Asian household.

[@ab.4507]

Very true!

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

if only they could be internationally famous

[@friedpotat149]

Right bro

[@abhiyanupreti417]

Cooking edli dosa won't make you Michelin star.

[@togfiado]

Not just South Asia. Everywhere. Mums rule!

[@Mo-fu9sm]

Finally a cook who doesn't talk condescendingly and remember his roots. I bet the only one who cooks it better than him is his mum 😀. Love from Pakistan.

[@what_the_dog-doin]

@@cottonutt get a life.

[@mrht6094]

@@cottonutt He was right though. Nobody can reject that.

[@punisherwarlord]

@@cottonutt when did Islam become a race u uneducated moron??? and whatever he said about Islam... muslims proved him right threatening him and his kids.. his kids were exposed to abuse a mob of lynch mob preyed over his family wherever he went

[@punisherwarlord]

@anhar miah he spoke the truth

[@dlhussain81]

Muhammad Moazzam you sure you like this guy? He hates Muslims

[@hdufort]

There is something very humble and relaxed in his way of cooking. This makes the video even more enjoyable.

[@neilrogers5912]

We are so lucky to have Atul here in the U.K , he is an incredible chef . The way he understands spices is unbelievable

[@ziyadiqbal5385]

He seems so polished and Kind. England is lucky to have him.

[@debs7739]

Arab sheikhs ve lost a gem. They now bittting their hands.

[@adhisharavind6393]

@@debs7739 he's indian dude

[@kwacou4279]

True but sadly, if he were in India he wouldn't have gotten the recognition. Give thanks to the U.K. for allowing him the opportunity to be exposed to the world.

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

@@adhisharavind6393 This chef was in Arab for few months too, I mean who turns down Arab money?

[@armstrong2450]

@@ranjanbiswas3233 its not all about money

[@AbDuL-jr9ft]

Every Indian mother is his sons Michelin star chef in India !!

[@jedrashidul6952]

I'm only 1/2 Indian but I can vouch for this🤣👍

[@63annushka]

Aw, so sweet. God bless you.

[@astaroth282]

*her son's not his son

[@ohmylord5455]

So basically every indian mom is a “she male”?

[@randomstuff8027]

Lol you are sexist

[@demonicmaleficentviciously140]

As a poor college student I made this dish and HOLY. Making the lentils and beans with ginger is so crazy good, i could it eat it them just like that tbh. The finished recipe is god tier, thanks for sharing!

[@manish7897]

Yup dal is love

[@maipardhan]

He's not sharing food. This man had a wholesome childhood, he's sharing that! I love it!

[@ChristinaFaithChandra]

The recipe based on what I understood :) INGREDIENTS 2 inches fresh ginger 1 thin green chili 1/2 cup red kidney beans (pre-soaked or canned) 2 cups pre-soaked black lentils Pinch of salt About 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 tsp whole cumin 1 small onion 2 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp red chili powder 1 tomato 1/2 stick butter 200 mL single cream 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp ground fenugreek leaves DIRECTIONS 1. Cook the lentils Set a pot at medium high heat. Add the kidney beans and lentils then cover with water until water is an inch above the lentils. Slice the ginger, leaving the skin on. Remove the stalk of the chili, cut the chili in half, and add both it and the ginger into the lentils. Add a pinch of salt. Leave it to simmer with the lid off for at least 90 minutes. 2. Make the masala Dice the tomato and chop the onion. In a separate pan, heat oil until just below the smoking point. Add cumin and let sizzle for just a moment. Add onion and stir. Add coriander powder and chili powder, followed quickly by the tomato. Stir frequently. 3. Combine After the tomatoes start to disintegrate, begin adding spoonfuls of cooked lentil with their liquid into the masala pan. Let simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Then lower the heat and add the butter, cream, garam masala, and ground fenugreek leaves. Stir then serve with naan.

[@someothername9462]

Thank you!

[@TheSourav1986]

You can eat it with chapati, rice, pulao or jeera rice. I prefer it with chapati or boiled rice as it let me feel or taste all the spices inside dal makhni. I would suggest eat spicy gravy either with plain rice or plain chapati without butter or ghee.

[@broomybank]

Any idea what this means in British English?

[@chelsmeister]

@@broomybank what? it is in english

[@chelsmeister]

I *love* the fact that you used "inches" of ginger haha

[@kkthecoach4197]

Daal looks delicious. However, I find the message that the chef gives about not having much as a child yet it seemed enough for a happy life so touching. Great video for many reasons.

[@MG-uz5mr]

Wholesome video!

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

@@MG-uz5mr I love your screen name ☺️👍👏👏👏

[@irrationalmale]

I eat dhal very often and I am an American. It is so cheap and easy to make. I could probably eat it every day, I am so in love with it. I don't add dairy and love it just the same.

[@hsdiem0]

We don't add diary. U can add vegetables, chickpeas

[@cecegirl4327]

Dairy is not needed at all. thought it was kind of weird he added it. coconut milk (full fat) might be a nice touch though

[@globalcitizenn]

@@cecegirl4327 Dal makhani is a rich dish for special occasions with expensive ingredients like butter and cream. Indians do not add those in everyday cooking, and no one adds coconut milk in dal in India. Coconut milk is specifically a South Indian ingredient and used for vegetables curries & stews in the state of Kerala.

[@cecegirl4327]

@@globalcitizenn Coconut milk would just be a good alternative for a fatty cream is what I meant (: since I do not advocate for usage of dairy!

[@mykllvillas1]

Dear Atul Kochar, your stories about the dal of your childhood made me teary-eyed. Thank you for sharing your mom's recipe with us. Now the world is one recipe richer. Love, M.

[@INCOGNITO-kd5ub]

this man could legitly host a cooking show.

[@alastairmurray5225]

He doesn’t have his own show but he guests on a lot of cooking shows here in the UK such as Saturday Kitchen , Masterchef etc etc

[@ginger-bread_man]

Trap Trap : Oh snaps - why are you so angry?

[@ginger-bread_man]

Trap Trap : You should start wearing adult diapers if you have a problem with self control. Besides that, you cannot do anything soy-boy!

[@423gtrman]

Totally agree with you. Insanely educational, No Nonsense, no time wasted watching him chop up onions Etc

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

Larry Goodwin vikas khanna and sanjeev kapoor are two great indian chefs

[@tonydavis7856]

Just made this and it was the best dal I ever had! Used two cups dry lentils, half cup dry kidneys, one onion, 3 romas, lots of ginger, two chilis, 2 tbsp each of cumin seed and ground coriander, salt, 2 tsp of chili powder, 1 tsp each time f fenugreek and garam masala and 1 cup coconut milk and left out the butter (to make it vegan).

[@farahhassan4754]

What kind of lentil did you use? I can't recall ever seeing black lentil as in this video.

[@farahhassan4754]

Thank you so much for your feedback by the way!

[@khyatisharma4049]

@@farahhassan4754 In India we use black gram. You can also add 2-3 tbsp of bengal gram along with the black gram and kidney beans.

[@FoodRecipesAsrarVaiyanna]

I would like to know about the lentils where can I get this what lentil he used like black one in colour I think

[@albinbeart]

Food Recipes Asrar Vaiyanna this is whole mung bean. You can get it at any Indian grocery store or order it online

[@josephsmith961]

I had this at an Indian restaurant in my home town, and it was my favorite dish. Now I can make it myself! Thanks Chef!

[@AM-xv3jx]

I love Indian food, all the spices and flavor is just delicious!!!! I would love to have a taste of that Dahl ..... Yummy!

[@08Sutapa]

Quite late. But if you visit India, the North, you will get this dal, lentil dish. Almost every home cooks it. Who knows family might invite you over, if you are lucky!!

[@denzilgideon]

Visit India u wil get such a huge variety of it..

[@JosephLennonova]

I am Australian and dal is one of my all-time favorite dishes! How could it not be when there is an Indian restaurant on almost every street corner? Many thanks for this recipe, I am going to try it this week!

[@Sarcasticsanskar]

And.... How did it turn out.?

[@factsfirst7872]

This is not the true recipe of dal makhani

[@amandussingh7075]

Well is because dal is a very basic dish, like probably made in 9 out 10 house. But in restaurants you usually find food which can not be cooked at home.

[@shahid7443]

when he said news paper on the floor .....i looked in his eyes and i can say that he is missing those days badly...

[@eacajero]

My wife cooked this for us. It was really good!!! Have to give it 8/10! (This comes from a Mexican native)!

[@FloStudios]

I spent a couple weeks last month traveling around the area of Uttar Pradesh and some towns just outside. It's not quite where Atul is from but almost every dinner included Dal. Everything we ate was delicious, and whoever was serving us was always so attentive to making sure we'd eaten as much as we wanted. Impeccable service from the Indian people, in the restaurant and in the home. I have been cooking since I was a kid, but have almost no familiarity with Indian cuisine and have until recently been too intimidated to do anything other than enjoy it in the restaurant. Though now with some context from the country I feel ready to learn the foundational aspects.

[@wanpa4953]

Sure!, how's it going?

[@vivekisgod]

Atul is from Eastern India..he belongs to Jamshedpur, an industrial town.

[@lidkagatarek3023]

I tear up when he told about sitting together above newspaper as a dinner table. Coming form humble beginning he achieved so much.

[@Pu-nishant]

Every dish taste good when you eat with your family.

[@lisasforehead495]

I agree with what he said" We had little but we had enough " Glad to see him acknowledging his roots because it's rare to see power and money not changing a person

[@danishabdulla89]

@@lisasforehead495 Worth

[@vinodnairplante]

A humbleness in mentioning that they used to spread their dining table says a lot about the fact that he is a down to earth man..... salutes to the Michelin star.... god bless

[@barrysimpson2955]

He seems to be a very humble man,

[@Bruno-tm3xo]

Indian and Thai.....the best in the world. Words of a Frenchman

[@theresalau7426]

Myanmar is just as good if not better. Its a blend of both worlds

[@liyankarajkhowa2880]

Agree👍🏼

[@shraddhanayak4460]

Fench food tastes yummy too!

[@Bruno-tm3xo]

@@shraddhanayak4460 @ French food is pedantic, arrogant and doesn’t taste near as good as Indian or Thaï

[@muertalamuerte]

@@Bruno-tm3xo Who's being pedantic and arrogant now?

[@fjordhellas4077]

I love the culture and food of India. Greetings from a Norwegian so enthralled by the food of Eastern Asia ( particularly India, Thailand and Japan);and Western Asia ( the food of Lebanon, Syria and Iran). Those gastronomies make the French and Italians pale.

[@pl3101]

He seems like such a nice and professional guy. And he obviously cares a great deal about showing us how to do it properly. Especially compared to many TV chefs, where you don’t even have time to see what they add or anything.

[@HyperionTitanus]

He's such a charming man, I wish he had his own cooking show that I could watch!

[@calvinthehuman4096]

Look up "Easy cook with Atul Kochhar" on youtube. The Channel B4U Foods features him cooking many yummy dishes.

[@glowormMKM]

Atul has many cooking sketches stretching decades on KZbin.. search

[@glowormMKM]

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[@ferdabayazit4859]

@@calvinthehuman4096 Agreed!

[@lorenzotodd4673]

I like this chef's personality. Hes down to earth and very honest. Very few chefs I know are like this gentleman. Greetings from the Philippines

[@azimxmalik]

Lorenzo Todd wasn’t he fired from JW Marriott Dubai for making some offensive remarks in twitter?

[@DannyEastVillage]

you said the key word: gentleman. And he's a gentleman who's grateful to his mother for how she taught him.

[@lorenzotodd4673]

@@DannyEastVillage please say more

[@eyeofthetiger6002]

Haha...you mean most are like Gordon f*****g Ramsay! Lol😂

[@lorenzotodd4673]

@@eyeofthetiger6002 yeah hes full of it

[@Adventxxx]

This dish is amazing, after toying around with making this for the longest time I finally did it. 10/10 would recommend trying to make, I can't see how you could go wrong unless you forget your cooking it and leave the pot on for too long.

[@peteranthonie]

He spoke so softly, smoothly and passionately. It was a breezy ride of knowledge and childhood. Why isn't our education system like this, learning would be so easy and fun

[@ahmedkhalid7441]

Daal when made properly is one of the best Southern Asian dish. I swear people who complain about Daal have no taste.

[@majinraptor]

Too basic bro. I like daal but there are millions of better dishes I would give up daal for.

[@willhalls5451]

majinraptor innit bro daal is just a pile of sloppy shit me and you think alike fuck daal and all its supporters like this traitor Ahmed here am I right my guy

[@The_Beast_666]

@@willhalls5451 ROTFFLMAO you're comment is hilarious but I think you have a problem with Islam/Muslims?

[@MG-uz5mr]

@@majinraptor then u aint making dal right man. It can be immensely flavourful and comforting.

[@majinraptor]

@@MG-uz5mr I enjoy meat bro. I would choose a meat based curry over dal anyday. Not saying dal is bad by any means. I just have my own preferences when it comes to picking a curry to go with my rice

[@humanormachine2936]

I love every word that comes out of this man's mouth. He's filled with warmth, kindness, and passion, and I dont think we take enough time to appreciate the rarity of such a beautiful spirit. I know it's a cliche, but he is the embodiment of, "If only we had more people like him in this world..."

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Neither

[@krislove1167]

Haha… you should read up more about him and why he was forced out of his restaurant…. Sorry to burst your bubble

[@BaconBeast11]

Oof. What he said on twitter is nuts.

[@OtterThunder]

Love recipes likes this! So many comfort foods are meat based and people try to find ways to substitute the meat in the dish to make it "healthy" but it's just not as satisfying. A vegetarian dish that's already a rich comfort food without any compromise is perfect to demonstrate how vegetable dishes can be full flavored on their own.

[@larswetterstrom7209]

I had Dal with my brother in the streeets of Delhi 50 years ago. It could not have been this complicated? But tasty is is.

[@vanessabrito415]

Dal is my go to food when needing something veg, nothing beats a dal with rice and Sol kadhi.

[@devaditya10]

Arent our culture providing the best food obtained from plants ?

[@yogeetamahendra2412]

Totally! Dal + Rice is food combo made in heaven.

[@rishikeshdesai3154]

Goan?

[@vanessabrito415]

@@rishikeshdesai3154 Yes

[@rohansangodkar]

Dal, rice, sol kadhi and fried bangda.

[@dkiguy3847]

Wow what a down to earth gentleman. At his celebrity level, people hide their childhood financial crisis under the carpet. Here is our man happily sharing good and bad with grace beaming with beautiful memories (being a child with parents no matter how rich or poor) of childhood.

[@bessieinoti9381]

I came across this recipe so many years ago and his tips and methods improved my cooking tenfold. I really enjoy making dal (lentils) this way. Can't stop eating. Glad I came across it again.

[@vashisht1]

No salt in that dal...give your Michelin star to every indian mother. Becoz they all know the right amount of salt that goes in...

[@akshaymundkur]

There was no need. He put the salt into the water where he simmered the lentils with the Ginger.

[@andreasschaetze2930]

Koch literally means Chef or cook in German ;-) I love Indian food

[@myterracejungle]

ich liebe dutch bier

[@jangeertbruggink7040]

@@myterracejungle dutch means from holland, if you love german beer its deutsch

[@forwardobservations8222]

@@jangeertbruggink7040 ich bin ein maan. still learning lol 👍

[@chinmayaguitarrock]

I'm an Indian and have been living in Germany for over a year now. Love the bratwurst, currywurst and schnitzel.

[@andreasschaetze2930]

@@myterracejungle traitor, ditch the Dutch, it’s not German ;-)

[@katebg1089]

Indian cuisine is my favorite. I tried this recipe immediatly after watching the video, and it's definetly the best dal I've ever eaten. Thank you Chef for this wonderful recipe!

[@IceQuiky]

My favorite cuisine is Italian, Finnish and Japanese

[@ashirwadgoswami6184]

Came across this channel for the first time. Absolutely love the way you cooked your dal makhni. Being from the same place, I can certainly tell you that you must have gone through a tough time before reaching the peak. Absolutely inspiring. With love and respect for your mom, Ash

[@fluffypanda5405]

A humble man,down to earth. Made me smile throughout the video.

[@kilotun8316]

As a Burman living in Canada now, this is so wonderful to see. Some of my most precious memories are of my Mom, Aunts and Grandmas cooking whilst I tried to help.

[@cdong]

The moment he opened his mouth I could tell he's got a beautiful soul.

[@aravinth.k]

Watching a Michelin star chef pour water that clumsily has resparked by passion to become one.😂😂

[@diwa007]

Even a Michelin star chef knows mom's approval is vital. And they also know mom's version is always better.

[@goeducateconsultancy92]

Best wishes... I lived in Manchester and London as well...indian dal makhni, Pakistani biryani and of course Bengali food helped me to settle in easily...thanks to UKs rich culture and multiethnicity I have tasted dishes of 45 countries...bless you all...bless all moms

[@kzanbusiness]

newspaper on floor as dining table ... doesn't get any more indian (80's-90's) than that! the good old days, when life was simple! sirjee, thanks for the simple recipe :)

[@yogeetamahendra2412]

K S yes 90’s memories newspapers grid on the floor and it really was something so efficient. Then came the diners to rule them out.

[@YasirKhan-ct9od]

@@yogeetamahendra2412 seriously is that true? My family had dinner tables back in 50s (great-grandfather's times). I never knew it was like that for most of other Indians

[@kimjong-un9914]

@@YasirKhan-ct9od in India or I would say most of Delhi and Bihar at least more then 80 percent yet prefer shitting on ground

[@nikitasharma9708]

@@YasirKhan-ct9od we had a dining table but we still preferred eating on the newspaper dining table while watching tv.

[@nikitasharma9708]

​@@kimjong-un9914 whatever that means! Also it's than* ( basic English man!)

[@garth56]

गरीबों और देवताओं का भोजन. भारतीय लोग मैं सिर्फ तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ... You are just an incredible group of people and I love India 🙂

[@threekblack217]

Daku kom Bharti

[@demonjay5790]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂salo registan k chor lootere,harayali or dhan or dhan se falefule desh ko daku bol raha he chutiye 😂​@@threekblack217

[@justinfo933]

Being a middle class Indian, all I can think of is- two hours of cooking Dal! Gas khatam ho jayga! Because Dal is made every alternative day 🙊

[@kshitijsharma6289]

Pressure cooker for the save

[@shreymathur8720]

One tip - the taste and creaminess in dal makhni is mostly about how well the starch is cooked. It has resistant starch and trust me, your dal will always taste good as long as starch is well cooked. That’s why he said 90 mins.

[@itsoktobdesi2572]

The best restaurants in Punjab cook it for 12 hrs overnight….no added cream…healthy and naturally creamy…

[@tusheerdatt3441]

No matter how many Michelin stars a chef gets, nothing beats the food mum makes

[@rickyrick5586]

No way I’m eating something made from a handass wiper

[@ThePresentation010]

Because that's the first eating he ate as a child.

[@VikramHalderkonVict]

@@rickyrick5586 Stay inside your bubble with your gloves on and your toilet paper stuck to your butthole. Indians wrote the Vedas, the Yogas and the Ayurvedas eating from ass wiped hands and are doing just fine. 🤣🤣🖕🏿

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

Sanguinius Primarch of the Blood Angels everyone is not a chef in india and it can get someone sick Btw scripture is not important for everyone and neither is your food

[@yogeetamahendra2412]

Ricky Rick there are hand-shatafs or hand showers as you may call it to do the needful. Talk about your mates bashin’ each-other in marts over toilet paper. Civilized much? And still not being able to wipe out the needful.

[@Apollonos]

Thanks for the best dal recipe I've ever seen. This dal makhani is so delicious that I can't stop eating it! You didn't say what kind of mirch, so I used mostly Kashmiri mirch with some deggi mirch, and the heat level was perfect. I also used ghee instead of oil, and it made the dal very rich and tasty.

[@olegnurmagomedov750]

Those who haven't tasted it do not know how incredible it tastes. I am salivating crazily just looking at it because I know what it tastes like. Oh my my my.

[@aamirwaudiwala5082]

I love the way he talks about his family specially his mom. I'm going to get some black dal now.

[@samb8054]

More than the food preparation I enjoyed listening to you speak about your family

[@flclub54]

I agree. That was special wasn't it?

[@gezatherton1071]

I agree too!

[@DannyEastVillage]

me too. And I like that this dish which he chose to spotlight is a dish he learned to cook with his mother - not at some fancy culinary arts academy!

[@EchoSigma6]

I must view this video once a month to remind myself the process of this dish and in my own way revisit my virtual friend who is the chef. He has a humble and joyous way about him that anyone would befriend.

[@dwimusudem7943]

No Michelin chef can teach how to make “perfect dal”. Perfect dal is found in every Indian household made with love by an Indian mom.

[@swigittyswooty6908]

Indian cuisine is one of the most delicious cuisine in the world.

[@arpitdas4263]

Grammar plez sensei

[@TerriblePerfection]

Indian and Lebanese!

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

Bidu Bidu lebanon turkey thaï italian french you will love your own country obviously

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

Bidu Bidu there are indian restaurants in new york london toronto but please appreciate other countries if your food can make a tourist sick you cannot say it's the best

[@TerriblePerfection]

@@iknowyoubetter2028 Not really. I'm American and most of the food is bad. We are expats now, and when we visit we look for restaurants of other cultures. Ethiopian is another favorite.

[@mayurrathan]

I grew up eating on a dining table but today I don't have one as i love eating while sitting crossed legged on the floor. That's our culture, to eat sitting on the floor.

[@rupeshkumar-et2tk]

Aanand aata hai palthi mar ke baith ke khane me.

[@cyer_]

@@rupeshkumar-et2tk uska apna mazaa hai I agree

[@micheltibon6552]

Love the way he talks about family.....and food. It is the same for us whose parents were born in Indonesia but immigrated to the Netherlands.

[@littlecookingtips]

We never tried Dahl with cream, butter AND fenugreek! Definitely giving this a go, thank you SO MUCH!

[@jaideepsarkar6978]

There is no such thing as perfect Dal. Every home has its own recipe and each is perfect for the people in that home. Personal favourites, yes.

[@michaelofsydney6128]

just like spag bol. everyone has a recipe. Some are a whole lot better than others

[@worldgripe]

💯

[@geoffmobile]

I love this segment. Thanks for introducing us to Atul Kochhar, and this lovely recipe. Cheers from Vancouver Canada and hope everyone is staying safe. -G

[@tomthalon8956]

Of course, she said that. GREAT JOB.. THANK YOU.

[@prateeksamadhiya6254]

Story of this man and his dal makhni is so inspiring. Specially for those who are dreaming big under financial limitations.

[@pauortolacobos6636]

His humility and great love and respect for her mom and the rest of her family is what makes this man great. Cooking is secondary.

[@varshabhushan7775]

The dal looks exactly like my mom would cook. I know she is a michellin star chef. Every South Asian mom is. :)

[@PradeepMenon666]

:) ❤️

[@thestoryofindia9357]

Thank you, I am in the U.S and this made me emotional. My mother used to make it. I just spoke to her and told her to make this for me when I come to visit. It's has been 3 years now. I miss my family. It made the video special when you spread the Newspaper as a dining table. it brought back old memories.

[@ThamaraiR-db6yb]

"Whatever little we had was enough to enjoy life and be with each other." A heartfelt meal and words.

[@cindyo6298]

That was beautiful. There is no better privilege than having good parents.

[@AdwaitPatil]

For all those speculating wether it is Vineet Bhatia or Atul Kochar ,the first Indian chef to win a Michelin star ... Both the chefs have won the accolade in the year 2001 . Atul kochar won the Michelin star as a chef ,while Vineet Bhatia won it for his restaurant. So the first "chef" to win it was Atul kochar,and the first Indian chef who's restaurant won it is Vineet Bhatia! Off course more research can prove me wrong cause the resources to study about Indian chefs are very scarse . Hope this ends the debate. Happy new year y'all.

[@nishchaysrivastava6251]

A chef never wins a star, it’s always awarded the restaurant. Atul kochhar happened to win it in his flagship restaurant.

[@AdwaitPatil]

@@nishchaysrivastava6251 chefs do get mentioned in the guide ,which is counted as a star !!! Not saying this out of thin air , as a hospitality industry student I've done my research 😊

[@nishchaysrivastava6251]

The Modernday Moonwalker but officially they don’t get it right, I believe you but I thought differently

[@AdwaitPatil]

@@nishchaysrivastava6251 well I don't blame you either,like I mentioned above the resources to study about Indian chefs and their achievements are very few and those widely available aren't quite trustworthy ! Of course things are changing now but for the veteran chefs it's tough to track down .

[@sannynic]

The Modernday Moonwalker hey thanks dude I was wondering the same.

[@nyccolm]

Well of course if you add butter and cream to your dal it’s going to taste good. Then again, I’ve had delicious dals that have no cream or butter- they are made by simply carefully cooking the essential ingredients.

[@venkateshprasad2579]

Absolutely fantastic!! Loved the man's simplicity in cooking and ofcourse how he draws inspiration from his mum and tries to stay connected to his roots.

[@SoTypicallyMeh]

I’d rather eat on the floor off a newspaper with people i love than in a grand, sterile dining room with family members i can barely tolerate.

[@megannaidoo4892]

Agree........

[@Childfreedollar]

ofcourse!!

[@jemmyclarson]

ok

[@jaysaini955]

What’s your problem? What ever he said about isl*m was right.

[@coryaw95]

Amen!

[@MOGGS1942]

What a pleasant experience that was. Thank you Chef for being a good teacher, without any histrionics, shouting , swearing, etc., that so bedevils certain other, so called ' celebrity ',( not my word ), chefs.

[@RamagsKitchen]

Yeah, congratulations to the chef! And it feels great that such a humble dish yet it cannot be ignored anymore.

[@hunkhk]

Wow, what an amazingly inspiring and down-to-earth bloke, Im so gonna make this soon.

[@jams6279]

Certainly Indian food is a blessings to humanity! 😉

[@dataexpunged6969]

@Adam A. He added all that to make it look better. For Indian cooking, you needn't go overboard with the fats and the spices. It's all up to preference. As opposed to popular belief, Indian food isn't only "spicy" and "fatty". It is one of the healthiest cuisines in the world.

[@vivekra]

@Adam A. This is not a regular everyday dal as far as I know.

[@moviescores9315]

blessing yes, but not for your stomach

[@sunrae7680]

@frogthis If the burgers and fries are baked or put in air fryer. They are healthy.

[@hellobooom]

@Adam A. it most certainly is a LOT better than burgers and fries! I know some Indian dishes especially served by restaurants can be insanely fatty and creamy, but with this dish you have so many nutrients from the legumes and masala, the fats can be adjusted for healthier oils and you can live very well living off of Dal makhani. Nothing like shitty fast food in so many ways, it's of course low glycemic too.

[@elroc1]

That looks like the most delicious bowl of comfort ever

[@danielt.4330]

It looks awesome! Can I cook it without the butter and cream, though? I think it would still be great without the dairy ingredients.

[@xxchocolatexluverxx]

@@danielt.4330 yes! still tastes amazing w/o dairy

[@adurna22122]

@@danielt.4330 Yes u can..but it wont be dal makhni..since makhni means buttery/creamy(makhan is hindi for butter)..so dal makhni is buttery dal/creamy dal..without the butter/cream its nly plain dal..thats good too..😇🙏

[@jamesmathew6236]

Very nice recipe!! Love the quote, "You've got to know your onions, to cook Indian food"

[@nige]

Seems like a real decent human being! I’m going to make this as he presented it so well. I can’t wait! 🙏🏾