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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
'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.
@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.
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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)
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!
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.
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.
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!
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
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
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).
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. ❤
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
@@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
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.
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!
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.
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..."
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 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
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.
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!
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.
@@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. 🤣🤣🖕🏿
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Can’t tell you how much I loved watching this. The kindness in this man’s eyes, his love for his family, the appreciation for the simple things in life - just wonderful.
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 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 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 .
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.
@@blissfulhumanoid9536 2 inches fresh ginger 1 thin green chili ( I use a Serrano in the US) 1/2 cup red kidney beans (I used canned) 2 cups pre-soaked black lentils (I always use UNSOAKED whole red lentils, cook time 15-20 min) 1/4 cup cooking oil 1 tsp whole cumin seeds 1 small onion 2 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp red (Indian not American) chilli powder 15 cherry tomatoes or 2-3 small tomatoes 1/2 to 1/4 stick butter 200ml single cream (I use only 1/4 to 1/2 cup) 1 tsp garam masala a pinch of ground fenugreek leaves (I use a very tiny amount) salt **the fenugreek and Indian red chili powder you can probably get on Amazon but if you live in a city find the nearest Indo-Pak or Indian grocery store, that's where I get mine🖤DON'T use American chili powder if you can help it b/c it normally has oregano in it
I have a couple more questions. I noticed in the video that he had a lemon and some garlic on a tray. Did you use these ingredients as well? And, doe’s this meal generally turn out quite spicy? I can’t really eat foods that are way too spicy just mild. Thanks.
@@blissfulhumanoid9536 NO lemon, NO garlic for this recipe :) And you can leave out the Serrano pepper and it will taste just as amazing! (I have done it when I forgot to buy one) Make sure you SALT the lentil water and slice your fresh ginger so the lentils will soak up all the ginger flavor while cooking. Taste the water you boil the lentils in to make sure it is salted enough. I generally add ZERO salt in the tomato onion masala step because I have already salted the lentils while cooking them. And use red lentils, in my opinion its easier and tastes delicious. (Also, it's difficult to find black lentils in regular grocery stores)
Abdu Kibuuka no Sri Lankans are sri Lankans. Sri Lanka and India are two completely different countries they are both in South East Asia but they are two different countries
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.
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
All the mom's are above Michelin stars..taking care of children, husband and household, and also managing every single thing in a budget makes them completely supreme, and on the other hand they don't desire any star..All they want is regards and love..
Stop de-ifying the mother. She is a human. People like you have good intentions but are the reason society has unrealistic expectations of society especially from women Sincerely, a man
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.
This dish looks amazing and I loved watching him prepare it. What I enjoyed most, however, was listening to him talk so tenderly about his family. Food does the same thing for me...the smells, the sounds, the taste can bring you right back in time to a special moment with a special person. ❤️
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.
@@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.
@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.
@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.
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!!
I love Indian food. This looks so delicious. I’m a good cook but I’ve never cooked or even tried to cook Indian food. For me it’s on another level. But I cook a dish from Morrocco which is similar to dhal so I think I’m going to try this. Wish me luck. Way out of my comfort zone. I even going to try to make naan bread! 😀
My Indian friends like my Indian-style cooking with American shortcuts. My Native American and pioneer forebears were all about the fast trail food method of cooking. As long as you toast the spices properly and use a pressure cooker judiciously, traditional Indian cuisine can be made in about two hours instead of four. Jest sayin'...
@@GeckoHiker I'm from India and use pressure cookers in nearly every meal and sometimes two together...making dal/lentils is a lot quicker with a pressure cooker...khichdi with red chilli ghee n papad...i made kachumbar salad the other day with it...quite simple n soo goood
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.
@@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..😇🙏
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
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!
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.
This recipe is beyond delicious! Thank You so much for sharing! I love Indian food and miss going to my favorite restaurant since the quarantine, this is better than any restaurant meal I have ever had!
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.
I asked an Indian chef once and was almost kicked out of the kitchen. They don't do much of anything by recipes sadly. Its all observation and practice. Very old school.
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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.
Wonderful.
Dgdddd
Very soothing story chef! Thanks. Love from India 😊❤
Beautiful! Love seeing the joys traditional cooking brings!
Shut up you colonizer
His younger brother is a very wise man, couldn’t agree more with his words of wisdom
Airbus A380 good job solider your doing your country proud
The hell is this comment section?
@Music Is My DIGNITY Happy Holi. Just don't use harsh colors.
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.
Freddy Abraham you are absolutely right
What High speed chopping have to do with down to earth thing?
@@HarshaSarmaME- exactly
High speed chopping isn’t a bad thing?
ooh cutting fast is now considered fancy hand gestures??
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.
Us too
Retired fighter pilot
You're the North Korean Spy who tried to extract information from Leonard Hoffstader😳
Memories 😍
Truly right....
It is great to be connected to your roots.
And be grateful to what you had and what you have now.
@@captainshankarretd5095 why can't a retired fighter pilot afford a dining table?
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
*Wish you all the best with your cooking*
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.
@@LUFFY09789 Stop talking about "rest of india" in a condescending tone.
@@vivs005 what? how was that condescending?
Enjoy the adventure🙂
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
Elena Torres-Pepito thanks
Thank you, and that is a medium onion for me.
The kidney beans and lentil were pre soaked all night
Thanks. Because I couldn't follow it as he was talking.
The black lentils are called "whole urad daal" if you go to an indian store. Thanks for writing it out!
I made my own version of dal when I had no money.
Kept me alive.
Because daal is life.
@@jol9178 I agree. 100%
It's the major vegetarian source of Protein
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.
@@onigireee Possibly..... But well done! 🤗👍
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
Sometimes adrak itna kyun kat raha hai yeh 😂😂😂
@@neenasharma4189 naan nusk nikalna hota hai unko kahi bhi le jao , par hotel se jyada accha to banati hai wo.
Yes I was just going to say that nothing is better than mom’s handmade dal
Aaaallll of the mums!!! 😂
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.
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.
humility is fertility!
Well said
@Shivan Anirudhra also being untrustworthy and conniving.
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 :)
thobaaa yeh I like him too - v nice guy!
He seems so polished and Kind. England is lucky to have him.
Arab sheikhs ve lost a gem. They now bittting their hands.
@@debs7739 he's indian dude
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.
@@adhisharavind6393 This chef was in Arab for few months too, I mean who turns down Arab money?
@@ranjanbiswas3233 its not all about money
Peeling ginger is OPTIONAL?! He hasn't even started cooking yet, and already greatly improved my life - thank you!
Because it was going in the water with the lentils ... I think
As with any produce that you leave the peel on or skin on, you should make sure that it wasn't sprayed with chemicals.
you should wash/scrub ginger if you aren't gonna peel it, which is why i usually just peel it anyways lol
@@justinhertzberg2431 same
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
I am Polish and I making Dal the same way and my Indian husband who comes from Amritsar loves it! :-)
My husband is polish,, he love my French /Indian food. ❤
'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.
@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.
Lovely dish
I would use a healthier oil, not canola or vegetable oil. Use Ghee, after all, that’s Indian clarified butter.
Theres a a Michellin star mum in every South Asian household.
Very true!
if only they could be internationally famous
Right bro
Cooking edli dosa won't make you Michelin star.
Not just South Asia. Everywhere. Mums rule!
This is the most wholesome comments section I've ever visited.
For real
The part he gave some good talk
We got rid of those simp viewers lol
Where you from dude
@@prathmeshchandwale1506 who me? I'm an Indian.
@@bhumeshpal5133 Yea man I get it by your name itself
I have a friend in Mumbai named Rohan mehra
The most handpicked and refined...... The exquisite and flaberghasting 🥂🥂🥂
Absolutely correct.
Glad to see a Michelin star chef spills as much water as me when pouring from a jug.
They do it purposely to make you believe that they are human...
I have the same shitty measuring cup and was relieved I didn't just have a defective one, they're all terrible!
@@Sergio8191994 Same here! Despite the pour spout, it is only capable of dump and dribble.
Dude😂😂😂
Take he advice of a physics graduate: It depends on the pouring angle. ;)
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.
@Ophiophagus Hannah How did both die, how is that possible.
@@Vishal-hb4lk accident maybe?
May their souls rest in peace
That's the saddest story, I've heard from a King Cobra
I'm sorry for your loss❤️
Every Indian mother is his sons Michelin star chef in India !!
I'm only 1/2 Indian but I can vouch for this🤣👍
Aw, so sweet. God bless you.
*her son's not his son
So basically every indian mom is a “she male”?
Lol you are sexist
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.
@@cottonutt get a life.
@@cottonutt He was right though. Nobody can reject that.
@@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
@anhar miah he spoke the truth
Muhammad Moazzam you sure you like this guy? He hates Muslims
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.
Thank you!
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.
Any idea what this means in British English?
@@broomybank what? it is in english
I *love* the fact that you used "inches" of ginger haha
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)
this man could legitly host a cooking show.
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
Trap Trap : Oh snaps - why are you so angry?
Trap Trap : You should start wearing adult diapers if you have a problem with self control. Besides that, you cannot do anything soy-boy!
Totally agree with you. Insanely educational, No Nonsense, no time wasted watching him chop up onions Etc
Larry Goodwin vikas khanna and sanjeev kapoor are two great indian chefs
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!
And.... How did it turn out.?
This is not the true recipe of dal makhani
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.
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.
Wholesome video!
@@MG-uz5mr I love your screen name ☺️👍👏👏👏
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!
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
Lorenzo Todd wasn’t he fired from JW Marriott Dubai for making some offensive remarks in twitter?
you said the key word: gentleman. And he's a gentleman who's grateful to his mother for how she taught him.
@@DannyEastVillage please say more
Haha...you mean most are like Gordon f*****g Ramsay! Lol😂
@@eyeofthetiger6002 yeah hes full of it
I tear up when he told about sitting together above newspaper as a dinner table. Coming form humble beginning he achieved so much.
Every dish taste good when you eat with your family.
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
@@lisasforehead495 Worth
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
He seems to be a very humble man,
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).
What kind of lentil did you use? I can't recall ever seeing black lentil as in this video.
Thank you so much for your feedback by the way!
@@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.
I would like to know about the lentils where can I get this what lentil he used like black one in colour I think
Food Recipes Asrar Vaiyanna this is whole mung bean. You can get it at any Indian grocery store or order it online
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. ❤
when he said news paper on the floor .....i looked in his eyes and i can say that he is missing those days badly...
Indian and Thai.....the best in the world.
Words of a Frenchman
Myanmar is just as good if not better. Its a blend of both worlds
Agree👍🏼
Fench food tastes yummy too!
@@shraddhanayak4460 @ French food is pedantic, arrogant and doesn’t taste near as good as Indian or Thaï
@@Bruno-tm3xo Who's being pedantic and arrogant now?
Daal when made properly is one of the best Southern Asian dish. I swear people who complain about Daal have no taste.
Too basic bro. I like daal but there are millions of better dishes I would give up daal for.
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
@@willhalls5451 ROTFFLMAO you're comment is hilarious but I think you have a problem with Islam/Muslims?
@@majinraptor then u aint making dal right man. It can be immensely flavourful and comforting.
@@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
There is something very humble and relaxed in his way of cooking. This makes the video even more enjoyable.
He's such a charming man, I wish he had his own cooking show that I could watch!
Look up "Easy cook with Atul Kochhar" on youtube. The Channel B4U Foods features him cooking many yummy dishes.
Atul has many cooking sketches stretching decades on RUclips.. search
ruclips.net/channel/UC5cCjerG0C1N8XU9vgUMQvw
@@calvinthehuman4096 Agreed!
Dal is my go to food when needing something veg, nothing beats a dal with rice and Sol kadhi.
Arent our culture providing the best food obtained from plants ?
Totally! Dal + Rice is food combo made in heaven.
Goan?
@@rishikeshdesai3154 Yes
Dal, rice, sol kadhi and fried bangda.
The moment he opened his mouth I could tell he's got a beautiful soul.
He's not sharing food. This man had a wholesome childhood, he's sharing that! I love it!
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.
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!
My favorite cuisine is Italian, Finnish and Japanese
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.
He is so peaceful and calm
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..."
Neither
Haha… you should read up more about him and why he was forced out of his restaurant…. Sorry to burst your bubble
Oof. What he said on twitter is nuts.
Koch literally means Chef or cook in German ;-)
I love Indian food
ich liebe dutch bier
@@myterracejungle dutch means from holland, if you love german beer its deutsch
@@jangeertbruggink7040 ich bin ein maan. still learning lol 👍
I'm an Indian and have been living in Germany for over a year now. Love the bratwurst, currywurst and schnitzel.
@@myterracejungle traitor, ditch the Dutch, it’s not German ;-)
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 :)
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.
@@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
@@YasirKhan-ct9od in India or I would say most of Delhi and Bihar at least more then 80 percent yet prefer shitting on ground
@@YasirKhan-ct9od we had a dining table but we still preferred eating on the newspaper dining table while watching tv.
@@kimjong-un9914 whatever that means! Also it's than* ( basic English man!)
We are so lucky to have Atul here in the U.K , he is an incredible chef . The way he understands spices is unbelievable
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.
The best restaurants in Punjab cook it for 12 hrs overnight….no added cream…healthy and naturally creamy…
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.
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!
yeah surprisingly wholesome, i thought the comments were gonna be like "take a shot everytime he says mum"
@@Sg-tb7uu We don't make fun of someone being Mumma's boy cz in India ,every guy is Mumma's boy .
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.
I love the way he talks about his family specially his mom. I'm going to get some black dal now.
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.
just like spag bol. everyone has a recipe. Some are a whole lot better than others
💯
No matter how many Michelin stars a chef gets, nothing beats the food mum makes
No way I’m eating something made from a handass wiper
Because that's the first eating he ate as a child.
@@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. 🤣🤣🖕🏿
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
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.
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!
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
Nothing more beautiful than a simple man cooking his food while remembering his mum and childhood.
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.
Aanand aata hai palthi mar ke baith ke khane me.
@@rupeshkumar-et2tk uska apna mazaa hai I agree
I from Russia 🇷🇺 it best friend of India 🇮🇳 since a long time long live friendship
P.S. Sorry for poor English
don't need to say sorry
Don't worry our English is not so good
@@rajghosh217 more like, "speak for yourself"?
@@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
@@rajghosh217 I talking for myself what is your problem
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.
Can’t tell you how much I loved watching this. The kindness in this man’s eyes, his love for his family, the appreciation for the simple things in life - just wonderful.
That was beautiful. There is no better privilege than having good parents.
My wife cooked this for us. It was really good!!! Have to give it 8/10! (This comes from a Mexican native)!
More than the food preparation I enjoyed listening to you speak about your family
I agree. That was special wasn't it?
I agree too!
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!
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.
A chef never wins a star, it’s always awarded the restaurant. Atul kochhar happened to win it in his flagship restaurant.
@@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 😊
The Modernday Moonwalker but officially they don’t get it right, I believe you but I thought differently
@@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 .
The Modernday Moonwalker hey thanks dude I was wondering the same.
Beautiful tribute to his beautiful Mum! When he said they didn’t have a dining table.. who cares, they had something much more important ❤️!
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.
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.
Agree........
ofcourse!!
ok
What’s your problem?
What ever he said about isl*m was right.
Amen!
This is the most perfect recipe! Making it for the second time in 2 weeks. Hello from Texas USA!
Where can I get the written recipe for this?
@@blissfulhumanoid9536 2 inches fresh ginger
1 thin green chili ( I use a Serrano in the US)
1/2 cup red kidney beans (I used canned)
2 cups pre-soaked black lentils (I always use UNSOAKED whole red lentils, cook time 15-20 min)
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 tsp whole cumin seeds
1 small onion
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp red (Indian not American) chilli powder
15 cherry tomatoes or 2-3 small tomatoes
1/2 to 1/4 stick butter
200ml single cream (I use only 1/4 to 1/2 cup)
1 tsp garam masala
a pinch of ground fenugreek leaves (I use a very tiny amount)
salt
**the fenugreek and Indian red chili powder you can probably get on Amazon but if you live in a city find the nearest Indo-Pak or Indian grocery store, that's where I get mine🖤DON'T use American chili powder if you can help it b/c it normally has oregano in it
Thank you so much!
I have a couple more questions. I noticed in the video that he had a lemon and some garlic on a tray. Did you use these ingredients as well? And, doe’s this meal generally turn out quite spicy? I can’t really eat foods that are way too spicy just mild. Thanks.
@@blissfulhumanoid9536 NO lemon, NO garlic for this recipe :) And you can leave out the Serrano pepper and it will taste just as amazing! (I have done it when I forgot to buy one) Make sure you SALT the lentil water and slice your fresh ginger so the lentils will soak up all the ginger flavor while cooking. Taste the water you boil the lentils in to make sure it is salted enough. I generally add ZERO salt in the tomato onion masala step because I have already salted the lentils while cooking them. And use red lentils, in my opinion its easier and tastes delicious. (Also, it's difficult to find black lentils in regular grocery stores)
I love Indian food even though I'm a Sri Lankan. They are the best when you want to open up your taste buds !!! Thanks for sharing !!!
Aren’t Sri Lankan’s Indians?.
@@Goodatlast-wv5zy No?
Abdu Kibuuka no Sri Lankans are sri Lankans. Sri Lanka and India are two completely different countries they are both in South East Asia but they are two different countries
@@Goodatlast-wv5zy YOU FOOL.
Abdu Kibuuka rather than Quran, read geography maybe?
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.
The dal looks exactly like my mom would cook. I know she is a michellin star chef. Every South Asian mom is. :)
:) ❤️
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
All the mom's are above Michelin stars..taking care of children, husband and household, and also managing every single thing in a budget makes them completely supreme, and on the other hand they don't desire any star..All they want is regards and love..
and fathers in some cases
Hmm.... Father bhi cook karte hai
Par koi nahi
Father kuch bhi kare bache apni maa sa hi jada pyaar karte hai
Stop de-ifying the mother. She is a human. People like you have good intentions but are the reason society has unrealistic expectations of society especially from women
Sincerely, a man
@@souhridyobose4362 so true
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.
This dish looks amazing and I loved watching him prepare it. What I enjoyed most, however, was listening to him talk so tenderly about his family. Food does the same thing for me...the smells, the sounds, the taste can bring you right back in time to a special moment with a special person. ❤️
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.
We don't add diary. U can add vegetables, chickpeas
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
@@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.
@@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!
Certainly Indian food is a blessings to humanity! 😉
@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.
@Adam A. This is not a regular everyday dal as far as I know.
blessing yes, but not for your stomach
@frogthis
If the burgers and fries are baked or put in air fryer. They are healthy.
@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.
I love Indian food, all the spices and flavor is just delicious!!!! I would love to have a taste of that Dahl ..... Yummy!
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!!
Visit India u wil get such a huge variety of it..
The way he speaks is so smooth, Daal Makhni video can be found on thousand cooking channels but his illustration is hard to find anywhere, great job.
I love Indian food. This looks so delicious. I’m a good cook but I’ve never cooked or even tried to cook Indian food. For me it’s on another level. But I cook a dish from Morrocco which is similar to dhal so I think I’m going to try this. Wish me luck. Way out of my comfort zone. I even going to try to make naan bread! 😀
Did uuu😀
Goood luckkkk....
Try it! You will be surprised!
My Indian friends like my Indian-style cooking with American shortcuts. My Native American and pioneer forebears were all about the fast trail food method of cooking. As long as you toast the spices properly and use a pressure cooker judiciously, traditional Indian cuisine can be made in about two hours instead of four. Jest sayin'...
@@GeckoHiker I'm from India and use pressure cookers in nearly every meal and sometimes two together...making dal/lentils is a lot quicker with a pressure cooker...khichdi with red chilli ghee n papad...i made kachumbar salad the other day with it...quite simple n soo goood
"kuchar" actually means "cook" in my language (Slovak). talk about nomen omen.
Cuchara means spoon in spanish
Are you cute?
Indeed, an omnomnomen
Fun fact : Brat means brother in slovak, bhrat means brother in Sanskrit (origin of hindi)
Oh wow, that is great lol! Thanks for sharing 😁👍💕
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.
That looks like the most delicious bowl of comfort ever
It looks awesome! Can I cook it without the butter and cream, though? I think it would still be great without the dairy ingredients.
@@danielt.4330 yes! still tastes amazing w/o dairy
@@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..😇🙏
I really liked his childhood story. He is truly an inspiration
@Abhishek Shukla tharki bihari spotted
u must be joking, right?
Ghanta inspiration
What inspiration are you talking about. He's so basic. Even I cook this kind of daal at home 😥
Lol how. It was the most average story
This indian dish is just a glimpse of recipe list of indian mum! I think there's a Michelin star mum in every house in India 👏good job chef
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
4:26 he has my respect.. humbleness is underrated in this world
Dal Makhani was one of my favorite dishes when I visited India. I can't wait to try to make it myself!
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!
Yup dal is love
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.
This recipe is beyond delicious! Thank You so much for sharing! I love Indian food and miss going to my favorite restaurant since the quarantine, this is better than any restaurant meal I have ever had!
This guy is awesome and very respectful about his parents, I like him!
there is something about his accent part indian and part british
Mas Abd
Because he’s from India but lives in the UK. What did you expect?
@@__seeker__ I know he's an Indian living in the UK.
There's something satisfying about listening to his accent and not the normal Indian one.
@@abdullahsaeed7542 well..i think u guys dont really have a proper idea about how Indian accent sounds like
Mas Abd
Yeah you definitely don’t know much about Indian accents lol
This chap either lives in Scotland or Northern England...
"Whatever little we had was enough to enjoy life and be with each other." A heartfelt meal and words.
I love how you had such an enjoyable time with your family with such simplicity. What more in life?
Just realized my Mother cooks like a Michelin Star Chef. This reminds me exactly of my Mum's recipe. Great video Atul.
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.
Sure!, how's it going?
Atul is from Eastern India..he belongs to Jamshedpur, an industrial town.
Thanks!
A humble man,down to earth. Made me smile throughout the video.
All greatest cooks... are inspired by moms or grandmoms.. that just amazing!!!
Do you have a recipe with the ingredients and their quantities published anywhere?
Just search Daal Makhani by chef Ranveer brar. Although video is in Hindi but all the recipe and quantity of ingredients you will get in description.
I asked an Indian chef once and was almost kicked out of the kitchen. They don't do much of anything by recipes sadly. Its all observation and practice. Very old school.
Thanks