Bengali Dal Bori

Ingredients 2 cups masoor dal ½ tsp salt ½ tsp kalonji 2 Tbsp oil Method Begin by washing the dal properly, and then soak it for at least six hours, and more if necessary. Once that’s done, grind the dal really well. While it was done by hand in earlier days, a good food processor…

Dal Makhani

  Serves 8 14ounces urad dal 4tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 2 tablespoons to finish 2large onions, finely sliced 1 3/4-inchpiece ginger, peeled and grated 10cloves garlic, crushed 6tablespoons tomato paste 1 3/4teaspoons salt 3/4teaspoon nice red chili powder (or to taste) 1 1/2cups whole milk In a sieve, rinse the urad dal in a couple of…