Dal Makhani

Ingredients

• To pressure cook
• 1 cup Sabut Urad dal (whole black lentil)
• 1/4 cup rajma (red kidney beans)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups water
• Masala for Dal:
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 medium white onion, finely grated using a food processor
• 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, use fresh paste if possible
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
• 1.5 cups water, 12 oz, as needed
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1 tbsp butter (salted), for serving
• Piece of charcoal, optional, for giving dal a Smokey flavor