Dal Makhani

Ingredients
Whole black gram or urad dal – ½ cup
Rajma or red kidney bean – 2 tbl.sp
Red chilli pd. – 1 tsp
Chopped ginger- 2 inch
Chopped garlic – 6
Chopped onion – 1
Chop tomatoes – 2
Green chilli - 2
Butter – 3 tbl.sp
Cumin seed – 1 tsp
 Oil – 1 tbl.sp
Salt as per taste

Method
Wash and soak whole urad dal and rajma overnight in water. Next day pressure cook it with salt, three cups water and half of the red chilli powder. Cook till it is very soft. Heat oil or butter in a pan, add cumin seeds , when they splutter, add chopped ginger garlic and onion and sauté till golden brown. Then add chopped tomatoes, slit the green chilli and add to it, add the remaining chilli powder and cook till the tomatoes are reduced to a pulp. Add the dal and rajma along with water, then add garam masala and salt. Cook for few minutes and serve hot.