Dal 'Makhani' - SHARAN

Ingredients

• 1½ cups whole black gram ( sabut urad ), rinsed and soaked for a minimum of 8 hours
• ½ cup kidney beans ( rajma ), rinsed and soaked for a minimum of 8 hours
• 4 cups water
• 1” pc unpeeled ginger
• 7-8 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp cumin ( jeera ) seeds
• ¼ tsp asafoetida ( hing )
• 2-3 green chillies, thinly sliced
• 2 medium-sized onions, finely chopped
• 3 medium-sized tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1 tsp unrefined salt
• 1 tbsp cashew butter
• 1 tbsp cashew cream, for the garnish (soak cashew nuts for 4 hours and grind with very little water to make cashew cream)
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves, for the garnish