How to make DISHOOM BLACK DAL at home | Delicious HOUSE BLACK DAL!

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Chetna Makan appeared on the Great British Bake Off in 2014 and won the 'Christmas bake off 2016'.
Her first book 'The Cardamom Trail' came out in April 2016.
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Her third book 'Chetna's Healthy Indian' came out in Jan 2019.
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You can find the book in stores and online.This is an absolute treat of a meal, a dish made on special occasions, simple yet stunning!

[@chamiedayasiri5437]

I am Sri Lankan and one way i looove dhal is by boiling dhal till the water evaporates and then stir-frying it with a blended mixture of coconut, onion, garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, turmeric, green chilli and chill powder. Finished off with a squeeze of lime. We call it Parippu mallum.

[@katherinewolfe]

Which kind oh dal do you like to use for this? Sounds delicious!

[@chamiedayasiri5437]

@@katherinewolfe red lentils :)

[@vidyajay3636]

I love dal makhni all variations. My childhood memory of Delhi is eating it with roomali roti and hot jeera rice or steamy veg pulav with lots of ghee ofcourse! :) Miss home. Miss my mom. Chetna, thanks for bringing back memories to an otherwise mundane rainy day. :) Love from Atlanta.

[@spicerack4397]

Daal and a chapati and I'm in heaven. Just bought Dishoom as it was on sale on Amazon. Making this daal as we speak for Christmas in two days. I've already made ground chicken Korma meatballs and sauce, made Keema yesterday, and an eggplant dish I haven't decided upon yet for tomorrow. My daughter is flying in from Los Angeles with my grandson and they wanted an Indian feast. My mom was from Bombay and I have a lot of memories of this wonderful place. I don't care for the new name of Mumbai. At 72 y.o. I can only just manage cooking one entree per day for a dinner.

[@FoodwithChetna]

Thanks so much, hope you will enjoy some of my recipes too. I love Bombay as well.

[@Apocalypz]

After that thickened ... *wow* ... beautifully creamy! I never have bread/rice/etc in the house, but always top my lentils with some store bought fried onions to give crunch and flavour.

[@FoodwithChetna]

sounds good

[@Shokupan982]

Dal is one of my favorite things to make in the pressure cooker - such a timesaver. I usually make it with yellow or red lentils. And it isn’t complete without rice and naan or chapati. I've wanted to try Dishoom for so long, but it looks like travel is out of the question for a few years. At least their gorgeous cookbook will be the next best thing. Thanks so much for this wonderful series.

[@lalitkumarshah3512]

I am a heart patient but after watching such videos my hear starts pumping like a pressure cooker and feels good! Best recipe from Dishoom! Keep it up!

[@matthewmaclellan]

just wanted to say thanks for cooking this - I made it from the Dishoom cookbook today and remembered you saying you would increase the spices, which gave me the incentive to do so and it went from a bit "meh" to really really satisfying. i love watching you cook - it really helps me with cooking technique (heat control, stirring, etc).

[@FoodwithChetna]

You are so welcome!

[@rhondachudoschnik]

My favorite meal when I eat out or travel to India is dal makhani! I love rice and naan with it,thanks Chetna for this recipe. I’ll def try it.

[@mrhoward7304]

I like my dal best with some chappatis (especially the layered ones) and/or with steaming fluffy rice

[@ntq1ty]

Looks lovely! I'd definitely go for naan or some other bread to wipe round and mop up all the sauce. Question: I've frequently come across the whistle timing instructions on the Internet for Indian pressure cookers but unfortunately that doesn't carry over to modern Western pressure cookers. Would it be possible to give timings for how long the pressure cooker is at full pressure? (Having never seen an Indian pressure cooker in operation, I don't entirely understand how counting 'whistles' can be consistent between different pressure cookers, quantities of ingredients and heat sources either). A table of whistles to time would be even more useful. Thanks!

[@judimoss3250]

Yes please Chetna, it’d be good to understand ‘whistles’ timings x

[@andywiles7177]

Me too please!

[@lanticocean]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHbdY4tum72csNk This is a link for how to cook rice in a Pressure cooker You will find english subtitles there And the basic trick to cooking something in the pressure cooker is that after you have turned off the flame for the pressure cooker it should be given enough time to cool down and it should have no more pressure in it that is "the lid should fall on its own when you unlatch it" If you want a Traditional Pressure cooker either go with the Hawkins Aluminium classic or the futura ones. Take Care🤍

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

@@judimoss3250 It can take around 7-12 mins on high flame to get the first whistle in an Indian pressure cooker. next whistles after around 1 min time

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

@@andywiles7177 Pls see my response below if that helps!

[@karan2shane]

I am so impatient - ended up cooking it in the pressure cooker :D

[@kandimegahan7844]

Na'an. It is my favorite accompaniment to dal, though I must confess last night in a pinch I plated it with Late July quinoa and corn chips. They are so delicate due to the quinoa, and apparently light corn flavor compliments dal well.

[@JenniferThorson]

Dal Makhani is my older son's favorite Indian food. You make it look easy. No more excuses, I'm going to make him learn to cook it. We usually have rice with dal, but dipping bread into it is good too.

[@anthonystockle7606]

Excellent video as usual Chetna. I already have this superb book - page 214 and 215! Must give this a go.

[@anneramirez9577]

I am going to make this again! It was lovely the first time, and now that I have unfortunately developed an intolerance for onions, 😢 this is one of your Indian dishes I can eat! And everybody will love it, too! Thank you!

[@TariqKhan-np2wx]

when i make any dall I find it works best with plain steamed basmati rice.

[@mani1758]

Could you please make your own version of Dal Makhani? 🙏🏻

[@mandysolanki4713]

Yes I agree

[@kelleyking]

You read my mind! I have Urad dal in the pantry and didn’t know how to prepare it. Thank you!

[@FoodwithChetna]

Enjoy

[@JillesvanGurp]

I generally go for some flatbread / naan with this type of dish. For me the point is maybe a bit less carbs as this can be quite filling by itself. That's a perfect dinner for me during the week as I can just grab a portion from the freezer and heat it up. That's what I did with your chickpea / spinach curry stew from your recent video, which quite delicious indeed. I think the cooking time is here is a good bit of information. I had some black lentils a while ago and I couldn't manage to get them quite right. 3-4 hours seems to be the thing to try. In general, it's quite hard for me to tell all the different dals, their cooking times, and their uses apart as they seem to each have their own purpose. I found a pakistani supermarket near where I live with a decent selection of dals, spices and other essentials. Another thing I was wondering about is the wide variety of gara massala, which I think pretty much translates as "spice mix". It seems to be that they can be all over the place in terms of ingredients and I always wonder what to look for here. Also, I often see you and other indian chefs add powdered spices that are typically already in the gara massala. So, it seems that there are a few things assumed about what is in there and how much of it is there.

[@FoodwithChetna]

You should check out my video of garam masala and make it at home

[@TheSweettimes]

I made this daal yesterday. Hadn't had tomato paste at home, so I added fresh tomato puree. It turned out so good! Thanks for sharing this.

[@notnina4039]

I am in love with his series! I absolutely love cook books and watching you cook from them is inspiring. It also adds more cookbooks to my wish list!

[@FoodwithChetna]

I'm so glad!

[@katherinewolfe]

Mine too!

[@cait__l]

That book looks amazing! Will need to add it to my collection

[@SamsPotpourri]

Wow!! Very well explained ...thx for sharing this wonderful recipe

[@catecurl3790]

Mmmmmm. One of my very favorite things. My mouth is watering!

[@vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv_vvvv]

just made this! challenged myself to use ingredients i only had in the house, ended up having exactly what was needed for this. a perfect way to kill time on my sunday with the most perfect reward: creamy black dal.

[@FoodwithChetna]

yeah

[@jflsdknf]

How was it?

[@vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv_vvvv]

@@jflsdknf so good. i just recommend adding extra spices.

[@janeelliott6772]

Thank you Chetna. I will re visit the Dishoon book which I love and is a thing of beauty but the recipes are so lengthy and usually by the time I have cooked a whole meal from it I’ve lost interest in eating it.

[@rosiereal804]

NAAN! I love to use it as a scooper for the thick yummy gravy. I’m so hungry now after watching this!

[@zaffarjawaid2033]

My favorite dish is lamb biryani. And my favorite lentil dish is red lentil daal.

[@starrynight6223]

Lovely recipe! I still have some Dal Makhani in the fridge that I cooked yesterday.

[@FoodwithChetna]

More for you then

[@starrynight6223]

@@FoodwithChetna Definitely. You've introduced me to Dals and they are a staple now, so healthy and easy to prepare for a working woman.

[@Gokukakarot-onYoutube]

Hi Chetna, thanks for showing this recipe, it is easy for me to cook a large batch and freeze some for a quick meal. I did add some salt as well, it is real easy to adjust to your personal taste. A very nice dish indeed.

[@FoodwithChetna]

Great 👍

[@mellaraine7968]

I like rice with tarka dal, but with other dal, it varies. I am very fond of your turmeric coriander bread and have been making it a lot lately.

[@FoodwithChetna]

That's great

[@evry1smmch]

Can't wait to make this! I've never been a fan of black dal but this recipe is making me want to try it again. My husband loves black dal so I'm excited to make it for him. And of course, he loves dal chawal with dahi so always, always rice and curd. Thanks so much for this video, Chetna!!!

[@FoodwithChetna]

Yes we always have dahi with all meals too

[@bonniesims3288]

Hi Chetna! I ordered my whole urid online and it just came - so excited to make this recipe! I also made an impulse purchase of Sanchar powder - I thought it was just a type of salt. But now I’m worried after reading about it - it smells like sulphur?! Would you please consider doing a video that explains the difference in spices? Thank you! :)

[@senerg3277]

I am absolutely craving one of your dal dishes right now. I like to eat it with some chapattis (using a piece of it like a spoon). Thank you for sharing your (and others') recipes with us!

[@elric1116]

made this last night, WOW! this is amazing! thank you!

[@nmacog]

Daal & Roti for dinner but Daal & Paratha for breakfast!🌶️

[@arnoweber9448]

this is one of my favs. Is it possible to replicate this if I don't have a pressure cooker? Maybe by pre-soaking and then cooking in a saucepan?

[@Bille994]

I love these videos, I'm eating SO MUCH dal at the moment, it's all so delicious and I'm learning so much. Would love more dal videos!

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

@@juljos9343 It would change the taste totally. you can add thicken the milk and add it instead or even milk powder would be ok but dissolved in water first to form a thick paste (a hack that works for me)

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

That great to know. I love dal too :)

[@michaelsherwin5554]

This is my favourite dal. Another one of you great demonstrations, thank you. I haven't bought any of your books yet as i am a novice, so which one would you recommend as i am definitely spoilt for choice !!

[@FoodwithChetna]

You should start with 30 minute Indian or Healthy Indian

[@rafthejaf8789]

Hi Chetna, I really want to cook this dal in a pressure cooker. However mine is quite new and it doesn't operate using the whistle system, it just hisses a little during the cooking time. You say this dal needs "six whistles", so can you please tell me how long that is? Thanks, Rafe

[@lauryeberhard1985]

honestly, a spoon. I adore the flavor of the different dals. urad, moong, toor, masoor, chana, etc. I enjoy rice or roti with veggies instead.

[@nalinigsankar3072]

Love the idea!! Will be watching out for more episodes! With Dal, I will go for plain hot basmati rice with a bit of ghee on top!

[@katherinewolfe]

Yes, hot rice with ghee is great with dahl!

[@rafkend1422]

Answer to your question Chetna: I would very much like to have a special naan stuffed with Panir and caramelized nion with this dish. I think that would make it very regal dish.

[@monicak181]

Hi Chetna - loving the new series! You picked two of my fave restaurants (Wagamama and Dishoom) and my fave dishes there! Was gifted the Dishoom cook book for my birthday and have never gotten around to attempting the black dal recipe...now I think I will (with your additional suggestions). Thank you so much for these videos. Also - love my dal with some chapatis and jeera rice! x

[@2gooddrifters]

I always prefer some sort of bread with dahl as the texture is more chewy. Had dahl for lunch with left over foccacia, home made from last night. Really good.

[@biendereviere]

I love my Dahl either with naan or rice 😍

[@katherinewolfe]

I have a question - my Instant pot doesn't whistle, so when you say 6 whistles, how long might that be in minutes?

[@zaffarjawaid2033]

This is the first time I have seen daal recipe with onions.

[@eileenlorson]

we so often eat on the run and a bowl of dal is so satisfying nothing more is needed !

[@irenegrijalvotarres]

Dal makhni is my favourite dal recipe, I always use yours! I love to eat it with naan :D

[@rafthejaf8789]

Hi chetna, I love black dal which I first discovered at Dishoom! I really want to make it but I have a question for you. How long is six whistles in minutes? My pressure cooker doesn't do whistles it just steams gently the whole time. My favourite things to eat with dal are spiced green beans and brown rice 😋.

[@Andy-lv3xq]

I’ve watch many videos from India suggesting the number of whistles to cook for as a western style pleasure cooker (READ INSTANT POT) how do we convert the whistles into time : )

[@elaineleblanc8616]

Naan or rice are delish with Dal Makhani.

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

Dal makhani is lovely 👌🏻

[@CarFreeKC]

Surely all the butter contributes to the creamy finish of this dal.

[@anistan001]

One thing I’m curious about is Did you added raw ginger garlic and tomato purée directly to dal without pre cooking them (tadka)? and I prefer to eat rice with black lentils

[@FoodwithChetna]

yeah I cooked them like in the video

[@marenga9103]

I like naan and rice with dahl.

[@katnazms8]

That looks like one of those recipes you start in the morning if you want it for lunch. Which is a wonderful way to start your day with all those delicious smells coming from the kitchen. So now I have to go and get me some of those Black Lentils not to be confused with beluga lentils which are also black, I believe you call them URAD lentils (whole). If my butter has salt in it I could use less additional salt added to recipe, right ? What is the white liquid you added at the end? Is it cream ?

[@FoodwithChetna]

yes its called urad whole, you can add salt to taste and yes cream at the end

[@peterbedford449]

I love Dal Makhani. I just made some yesterday actually. It will be good to see how this one is different to mine. Always lots to learn :)

[@jaleesiva9964]

Thanku for the recipes I love the way you cook Thanku again

[@kerriwarbanski552]

I love rice AND naan with dal, but any carb works for me! I like my dal a bit thicker but it looks delicious this way too!

[@prasharurochivate6936]

With roti and rice!!

[@jacquelinechiasson1757]

I love parathas and cardamom basmati rice with my Dahl.

[@awilliams7607]

Hello, do you add green chilis in this dish? BTW, first time here and you seem like you love to cook and Im happy you speak english since I am American and a lot of people who make this dish on youtube make it in hindi. Hats off to you. Thanks Chetna and God Bless. Oh and your dish really does look scrumptious

[@FoodwithChetna]

You can add as much chilli as you like! and welcome to the channel

[@dusterrosh5732]

Good evening Chetna Well the recipe definitely looks delicious and yet so simple I would like to have it with plain Steamed Basmati rice :)

[@FoodwithChetna]

yeah

[@alterlove359]

Thank you, Chetna!!!! I ate this at Dishoom when I visited London a few years ago. I still remember how amazing it tasted. I can't wait to try this recipe!

[@rashiedaking6422]

I am currently making this Dahl and I can’t wait to try it, I am very hungry too 🤤 😋 I personally love to eat my Dahl with roti and o love Dishoom’s tissue this roti but I don’t know how to make it. So if you have a recipe for it please share. ❤️❤️❤️

[@FoodwithChetna]

Yes already on the channel! lots of flatbread recipes here

[@juljos9343]

My favourite thing to eat with dhall is bread or rice.

[@ranitasarkar4749]

Butter nan Or plain tandoori roti

[@FoodwithChetna]

Oh yeah

[@cobbe.l]

OMIGOSH! made this today (had to special order the black lentils and was heartbroken when I scorched the first attempt in the pressure cooker) and it was superb. I looked up how long is one 'whistle' and Google said about 10 mins. Do you think that's about right? I always use a pressure cooker (my mistake today is that I didn't put enough water). So enjoying you KZbin recipes.

[@debjanimukherjee2502]

Deradun long grain rice with small green chillies to go with dal makhani

[@FoodwithChetna]

Oooh yum

[@stanleylawson9015]

Will be trying this out for sure

[@FoodwithChetna]

Enjoy

[@sangitapatel6782]

Mine turned out slimy....why??? I did it on the stovetop... but last time i did it in the instant pot, and that version turned out slimy too...? I put in the time for sure all the beans split and whites showing and not hard, so Im not sure what happened.

[@FoodwithChetna]

never heard that, have you checked the lentils?

[@GharKaPaka]

This is amazing at another level i am happy that i subscribed to your channel keep up the good work 🤩😊💗

[@ranju1101]

Do you have a cook book?

[@FoodwithChetna]

8 cookbooks

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

With that House Black Dhal I would have, just the humble chapatti 👍🏻 or puri

[@FoodwithChetna]

Chapati is great

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

Especially yours, some butter (ghee)

[@kmir34]

Add sourcream it would taste wonderful

[@andywiles7177]

Did it require 2hr 15 because of a bit too much water at the start of the simmer period with spice mixture?

[@angeyates7155]

What is your recipe for dahl makhani please?

[@liseboyd1014]

Hi from Texas! I discovered your channel after watching you on Bake Off. I’m so glad that you are doing this. I do have a question. My Mom never cooked with a pressure cooker, so I was intimidated by them, until I bought an Instant Pot. So....six whistles!?!? Any clue how many minutes would that be for an electric cooker?

[@louisebury7934]

Yummy! Love it with rice on day one and in a sandwich on day two 😋 x

[@ranjitaborgohain4789]

Hi Chetna.. Loved the Dishum version of dalmakhni cooked by you.I will definitely try... By the way I absolutely love your new hairdo. Suits you.

[@juljos9343]

Ranjita Borgohain I don't think Chectna likes people mentioning her hair

[@angieagentlesoul]

I think alot of us are using the Instantpot.

[@landlord.kanchanmadhusudan6857]

Bhat ofcourse

[@divyap66]

Omgggg Chetna!! That dal looks so tempting, I can literally hear my stomach crying for it! 😭 My favourite thing to eat with Dal Makhni is Jeera Rice hehe. Pretty basic, I know, but it accentuates the richness of the dal and is a perfect accompaniment. 😍 I'm craving it so much now, oof. 😭😍 I've got one question, and it'd be great if you could help me. Do you think I can replace the urad with masoor? And how many whistles would masoor dal take, if I can use it, of course.

[@FoodwithChetna]

Well you can replace with masoor but then it wont be the dal makhani or black dal and the flavour of that dal is totally different. Whole masoor cooks much quicker so maybe 3 whistles.

[@anneramirez9577]

Hi, Chetna, I’m really interested in your dal recipes, but we have an Instant Pot and I have no idea how to convert the “whistles” into time. Can anyone help?

[@Apocalypz]

A whistle simply means it's come to pressure. Unfortunately, different brands of pressure cooker can vary in their determination of "come to pressure"; however, each whistle generally means ~2 mins (again, after it came to pressure initially). As for an Instant Pot, their site (instantpot.com/instantpot-cooking-time/#tab-id-3) doesn't specifically mention "Lentils, black" *but* they take longer to cook so I'd suggest starting with 25-30 mins. Hope this helps!

[@anneramirez9577]

Apocalyps thanks! I recently discovered that Kala Chana Takes 40-45 min. In the instant pot. Plus time to come up to pressure, and 20 min to come down before opening. By trial and error...

[@johnmarsden9339]

Could this be made in a slowcooker? If so, how long would it need?

[@garlicgirl3149]

I want to make that! I will take your suggestion too!

[@Chryslers1]

I have an electric pressure cooker, will I still need to let it whistle 6 times?

[@TakeFood]

It's awesome. Best wishes to you.Thanks................................................................

[@raffieb762]

That's a different technique than your usual, was there a taste difference from frying the aromatics, than to just adding it straight to the dal?

[@FoodwithChetna]

slightly different

[@narmislien]

Can u cook the Chana masala from Dishoom cookbook. I tried but it came out ok. Love to see someone else make it. Tjx

[@FoodwithChetna]

Wouldnt that be lovely but not planning to make this a dishoom cooking channel ;)))

[@kevmicjen]

I find it hard to believe that there is any food that you don't enjoy eating :)

[@londontrada]

Do you soak the dal over night?

[@teifelix4361]

You did well And I will eat with paratha

[@vinscool1]

Love your recipes Chetna ji ❤️

[@FoodwithChetna]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@dorindamiddleton5418]

I love some nice warm naan.

[@RobinOm27]

rice of course :)

[@donnabrice3770]

What is the equivalent time for 6 whistles?

[@rachelsfoodventures54]

She mentions boiling or bubbling 2-3 hours in the video.

[@donnabrice3770]

@@rachelsfoodventures54 Thanks. I think that is if you don't use the pressure cooker

[@peoniesandroses3203]

If I soak the dal overnight, will that take shorter time to cook?

[@FoodwithChetna]

this would take around 2-3 hours without the pressure cooker

[@donnabrice3770]

@@FoodwithChetna Sorry...I meant that I have a Tfal pressure cooker that doesn't whistle. Lol... how long should the press cooker go for?

[@bs8407]

Please can you do a vegetarian French onion soup recipe one day?